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A Look Back Into the History of Boatbuilding | Soundings Online
Ode to an outboard
The nostalgia evoked by old outboards can be almost palpable.
The passions aroused by the British Seagull, however, aren't always rose-colored. To some, the engines are considered "one of the most endearing of all British nautical institutions." Its manufacturer called it, modestly, "The Best Outboard Motor for the World."
A guiding light
Nighttime at sea.
The moon pierces the horizon, drifting in and out behind scudding clouds. A sailing ship is homeward bound in a fitful sea under topsails and courses. The sailor at the wheel shields his eyes from the glow of the binnacle, peering through the gloom ahead, searching for something so simple that we, in today's GPS world, can hardly grasp its significance: a light.
The boom days of the bivalve
“It was a bold man that first ate an oyster.” So said Jonathan Swift, and those that eschew the shellfish would agree.
But for much of the 19th century, oysters — patiently hand-harvested by men such as these “tongers” — were a universal American food.
You are about to enter another dimension
Submitted for your approval. An average American family, spending a quiet moment aboard their boat - the year 1957, in a place called Fort Lauderdale, in the land known as the Sunshine State. But look deeper, beyond the familial charm on the surface. Part the curtain and peer closer at these revolutionaries ... and at things to come.
With time to kill and nowhere to go
Sailor and author Frank Cowper once said, to enjoy sailing, you have to have “plenty of time and not really wish to get anywhere particular.”
If that’s true, then these two sailors certainly seem to be enjoying themselves, gliding along on a sunset cruise.
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