Posted by Mike Field on April 10, 2014 at 14:48:47 user mikefield.
In Reply to: Re: A SWALLOW'S TALE posted by Magnus Smith on April 10, 2014 at 11:56:46:
No, not just common to fishing boats. Here's my boat Aileen Louisa, designed and built in Melbourne as a pulling boat by Tom Whitfield, who's a boatwright from Devon. (Some more photos at the link.)
Having maintained her brightwork for a number of years, while I understand why 'they' might have done it I still regret the fact that Mavis/Amazon was painted. Nor do I understand why the new Swallow is finished bright. Both are reversals of the original Swallow and Amazon finishes.....