Posted by Magnus Smith on April 11, 2014 at 05:42:30 user Magnus.
In Reply to: Re: A SWALLOW'S TALE posted by Mike Field on April 10, 2014 at 14:48:47:
Aha. So it's not for fishing then. But why? Clinker construction does not need that second (lower) level of protection. One rubbing strake is enough for every other dinghy I've seen built since 1940. Useful for bumping against a post or jetty without ruining timber which is hard to replace.
I've now seen the double strakes on a photo of two Lakeland launches too. These things may be labelled as 'traditional' aspects of construction, but surely they had a practical purpose in the beginning?
(By the way - lovely boat Mike. Does she have a centreboard as well as that deep skeg at the back?)