From collection National Fisherman Collection
Driving Up
Boat yard workers with large mallets setting wedges. "Workmen driving wedges on the ways prior to launching" " Wooden boat building." [ref: NF/YB 1992, p. 58]
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LB2012.15.79
Driving Up Simply filed under "woodenboat building", this photo shows workmen driving wedges under the keel of a new boat to lift it from its building supports onto the launching cradle. This was a centuries-old practice used wherever boats and ships were launched from inclined ways. National Fisherman articles covered traditional and modern boat building, and in the 1960s-1980s, included many small boat design pieces.
