Shipbuilding from its beginnings. Vol. 1 (of 3)Konijnenburg, E. van (Emile)
History
Shipbuilding from its beginnings. Vol. 1 (of 3)
Konijnenburg, E. van (Emile)
Shipbuilding -- History; Ships -- History
In the province of Holland, the same difference from the “Bok” is noted
in the “_Harlemmermeerlompertje_” which is smaller than the “Frisian
Snik”.
[Sidenote: III 86]
Neither the name of “Snik” nor that of “Bok” is known in Groningen,
but there is in this region a boat of the same kind, with its bow and
stern a little fuller than those of the “Bok”. It is the _Groningen
aardappelpraam_ (Groningen potato pram) already met with. Like the
three preceding boats, its bends have a slight sheer. Its full bow and
stern differentiate it from the “Overijsselsche pramen”.
If we leave the Haarlem lake, passing by Leiden, that is to say: if
we cross the country of the downs going toward the West, we meet
everywhere a type of boat which, while smaller, is still shaped like
the “bokken”. This type as the “Westlander” (boat of the West) is its
representative.
THE “WESTLANDER”.
[Sidenote: III 80]
This boat has a sharply raking and slightly curved stem. It rises but
little above the water so as to be able to pass under the bridges. It
can use sails but, most of the time, it is moved ahead by means of
a boathook. The boat is decked over with flat and horizontal hatch
covers. Considering the relatively low position of the tiller, these
boats, like the preceding, have a “stuurbak” (a cockpit in the deck
where the helmsman stands). The top plank is strengthened so as to act
as a bend. If this element be lacking, which is frequently the case
with the small boats of this class, they are also called “Bok”, but
this must not be confounded with the big Frisian “Bok” mentioned above.
“Westlanders” are often used for levelling off the downs; they are well
known at the Hague.
THE KAAG.
[Sidenote: II 182]
[Sidenote: II 184]
[Sidenote: II 185]
[Sidenote: III 71]
In the XVIIth century, there was met with, to the North of Leyden,
along the Haarlem lake and in that part of North Holland lying North
of the line Aalsmeer-Muiden, a boat then currently called “Kaag” (Kage
or Kaghe), of which ~Witsen~ gives a good reproduction in his work
(p. 174). This boat differed from the preceding types by the greater
elevation of the bow and by the drawing together of the upper planking,
which make it resemble the fishing boat, called the “Hoogaars”. Like
this last, it had a broad bow, but the stern, on the other hand, is
more narrowed. The stem was straight but with a marked rake. The mast
is at one-third the length from the bow; it is rigged with a sprit
sail. This boat no longer exists now, but, on the other hand, a boat
with a smooth hull is met with which resembles it and is now called
the “Snik” or “Gondel”. It is, however, less angular and has a square
stern, which, as every where else, appeared later. It is probable that
it is the old “Kaag” which is again found in this class of boats and
which is often used to-day. The ratio of length to beam is the same for
both vessels.
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