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peter-doubt t1_iv7cd5z wrote

At Digby, NS... I drove through once, and was awestruck!

The main road goes near a pier. Our timing was such that we saw a fishing boat strapped to the pier with ropes... Not merely tied with a mooring line, but fully restrained like a kidnap victim. This boat was perhaps 30 ft long...

The tide was out, and the tide at Digby is about 30 ft.. so the nearest water to theis boat was halfway across the mud flats, and 30 feet below. Only the pier and ropes kept that boat upright.

These people had quite a hike to reach the dolphins.

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jeffersonairmattress t1_iv97llt wrote

Lashed to the pilings. That’s why the traditional timber versions of these vessels are so regionally-specific, with a keel and ribs strong enough to support repeated drying, broad enough abaft the beam to to rest upright on grounding, hold her catch and be able to surf home in a following sea but still with enough deadrise to keep way and break sea to prevent her from pounding herself to bits.

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dsl101 t1_iv9fg1a wrote

All of the boat words. Nice.

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