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Boats in My Blood: A Life in Boatbuilding by Barrie Farrell
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- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Boats in My Blood : Alife in Boatbuilding
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Company, The Limited
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Canada
- Topic
- Boating, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), Ships & Shipbuilding / General
- ISBN
- 9781550177558
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Transportation, Sports & Recreation, History
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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The name Farrell is synonymous with quality boats to those in the know up and down the British Columbia coast. Working in and around Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast, Barrie's father, Allen Farrell, was a much loved eccentric and noted wooden boat builder who created offshore sailing vessels from beachcombed lumber using only basic hand tools. Barrie built his first boat, an eight-foot rowboat, in his early teens using only an old hammer with one claw, a dull handsaw and a rusty block plane. Dozens of speedboats, work boats and fish boats followed. Despite his grade six education and his grounding in traditional methods, Barrie became one of the leading innovators in West Coast boatbuilding. When fibreglass first became available, Barrie was among the earliest to see its potential. He perfected a method of laying up hulls in moulds that accelerated production and his designs incorporated flowing curves and shaped details that were never possible with wood. He was one of the first to realize that modern fish boats needed to be fast and consequently his graceful, planing gillnetters and trollers dominated the BC salmon fleet in the 1970s and 1980s. By the time he was done in the late 1990s, Barrie had built over 300 commercial and sport fishing boats as well as pleasure boats and left a profound stamp on West Coast boat building. Boats in My Blood isn't just about the boats. Barrie also shares the story of his life--the highs and the lows. His memories of growing up in Pender Harbour provide an amusing picture of fishing village life in the 1950s and his sharp eye for character makes for many amusing anecdotes. He is frank about his periodic battles with the bottle and bad business dealings, but through it all Barrie's engaging character and unquenchable good nature shine through. Boats in My Blood is a fascinating chronicle of a life devoted to the art of the boat.
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Publisher
Harbour Publishing Company, The Limited
ISBN-10
1550177559
ISBN-13
9781550177558
eBay Product ID (ePID)
227702204
Product Key Features
Book Title
Boats in My Blood : Alife in Boatbuilding
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Boating, Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, Canada / Post-Confederation (1867-), Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Transportation, Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Vm321.F295 2016
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2016-438923
Dewey Decimal
623.82/02092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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