Model Boat Building: The Spritsail Skiff

by Steve Rogers and Patricia Staby-Rogers

Book Overview

Menhaden steamers were double framed, heavily built offshore fishing boats in use during much of the 20th century. As the name implies, they were used to catch menhaden, a member of the herring family used for bait, oil, and fertilizer. Powered by diesel or steam hundreds of these boats fished the waters of the eastern United States, from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico. It was a huge industry employing thousands of people working. During the World Wars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887405347
• ISBN13: 9780887405341
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Schiffer Craft
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 10.9"