These are my cutaway boat drawings which I began making to share my seagoing experiences and passion for engineering with my son.
I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoy making them!
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Seiner
This is a Southeast Alaska salmon seiner with the skiff on deck. Much of Alaska’s salmon is still caught on boats like this one.
Carrack With Animals
This is a sixteenth century carrack sailing ship manned by animals of all kinds.
Shrimp Boat
A steel boat working through the winter in Behm Canal pot fishing for delicious spot prawns.
Skiff
A power skiff towing in the deep, and it looks like they’ve got a few!
Ferry On Tongass
A ferry crossing Tongass Narrows with a load of passengers ready for adventure.
Gillnetter
The sockeye are running and this little aluminum gillnetter is out to catch its share in a bay full of boats.
Fishing Vessel
This classic fishing boat is working hard with lots of gear in the water – it has hooks, nets, and pots in the water, fishing for multiple species at every depth.
Lobster Boat
A small New England lobster boat in the downeast style, with the skipper measuring the bodies of his catch in order to release the undersized lobster.
Nestor
This is a great ocean liner full of mystery and intrigue.
Gilnetter
This gillnetter is a modern classic: a 32-foot fiberglass Ohima powered by a Caterpillar 3208.
Seiner
It’s a town day, and the crew is going through the net, working in the engine room, and ironing out some issues in the fish hold.
Alaska Tugboat
This is a tug with a Fairbanks Morse direct-reversible ten-cylinder opposed piston engine.
Tugboat
A pushtug on the Willamette river.
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Share on FacebookI used to adore stuff like this when I was a kid in the old childrens encyclopedias. I loved looking at these many thanks for your hard work
Thanks, Mark. I loved them when I was little, too. I guess it never wore off for me..
Load More Replies...I love the Nestor the best. So many different personalities represented.
Thanks, Mark. That one took months to draw but it was a lot of fun!
Load More Replies...This is just lovely. Am just learning about boats and so enjoyed looking at your drawings. Thank you.
I used to adore stuff like this when I was a kid in the old childrens encyclopedias. I loved looking at these many thanks for your hard work
Thanks, Mark. I loved them when I was little, too. I guess it never wore off for me..
Load More Replies...I love the Nestor the best. So many different personalities represented.
Thanks, Mark. That one took months to draw but it was a lot of fun!
Load More Replies...This is just lovely. Am just learning about boats and so enjoyed looking at your drawings. Thank you.
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