Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on March 10, 2003 at 16:43:42 from 195.93.32.8 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: The design of the Swallow. posted by John Nichols on March 08, 2003 at 19:39:21:
A vertical transom looks rather ugly, and they are very seldom found on the old workboats that I look at. A slight rake is more usual. Ribs would have been steamed English Oak (quercus robor) or ash. Tiller would be ash. White Oak is a perfect substitute for English Oak - probably a slightly better timber.