Posted by Tom Napier on June 24, 2011 at 18:43:24 user Didymus.
In Reply to: Re: Folding Boat posted by Alex Forbes on June 24, 2011 at 15:48:58:
While it would matter less in 1930 Britain than in the USA of the 2010s, Ransome may have quite consciously drawn the folder unlike any real boat. After all, if you are going to imply a boat is "tiddly" you probably don't want to give any manufacturer the excuse to sue you.