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"Tern" Heir Island Lobster Boat

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Name of vessel
......"Tern" Heir Island Lobster Boat
Designer
......Paddy Hegarty
Builder of vessel
......Paddy Hegarty
Date of vessel
......
Some given dimensions of the yacht (LOA, LWL, Draft etc)
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS (calculated)
Length Overall (On Deck).........................6.43m (21ft 1in)
Length L.W.L..........................................6.12m (20ft 0in)
Beam......................................................2.86m (9ft 5in)
Draught ..................................................
Displacement...........................................
Cp .........................................................
Scale of the model
......Full Size Vessel
Owner's name / Home port.
......Liam Hegarty, Oldcourt, Baltimore, West Cork
General Description:

This Heir Island Lobster boat is significant in that it was one of the few lobster boats specifically designed as a motor boat without a sailing rig.

The vessel is planked in Red Deal on Elm frames and was originally fitted with a Lister engine.

Any other information.

 

Recording of this vessel has been part funded by the

Heritage Council of Ireland

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