Posted by Jon on February 15, 2003 at 21:46:59 from 199.159.244.172 user Jon.
In Reply to: Re: Tripod foremast? posted by David Bamford on February 14, 2003 at 21:27:24:
It's much clearer in the second photo - the "white patch" in the first looks to me to be in the background, like the cabin, which is clearly on the second (black-hulled) boat. Possibly used for pulling traps on a line? I think those are braces midway up, not a platform, but it could be a look-out platform for use in smooth seas (unlikely, I agree).