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Chesapeake Bay’s iconic deadrise boats: history, heritage, and state pride.
Chesapeake Bay Deadrise Boats
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128 pages
- Release Date
19 February 2024
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Summary
Chesapeake Bay Deadrise Boats: A Legacy on the Water
The deadrise and cross-planked bottom style of boatbuilding originated on the Chesapeake Bay in the 1880s, marking a shift from log construction to plank-built hulls with a distinctive V-shaped bottom. While marine historian Howard I. Chapelle notes its presence elsewhere, the style truly thrived on the Chesapeake Bay.
The Bay’s choppy, shallow waters proved ideal for the shoal draft, V-bottom design. Abundant local wood, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781467160308 |
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| ISBN-10: | 146716030X |
| Series: | Images of America |
| Author: | Larry Shepherd Chowning |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 19 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 322g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 167mm x 8mm |
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About The Author
Larry Shepherd Chowning
Larry S. Chowning is the author of 12 books, including Deadrise and Cross-planked, which he wrote in 2007 about the history and culture of the deadrise boats of Chesapeake Bay.
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