Pic 11, Seafield Harbour (Boat & cradle)
On the west coast of Clare there is a small haven called Seafield consisting of a very modern pier extension to provide shelter from the Atlantic Ocean for small fishing vessels and pleasure craft.
While the pier is modern and sturdily constructed the harbour is surrounded by a lot of old ruined outbuildings and very uneven ground where some small boats are stored when they are taken out of the water.
Storing boats out of water requires that boat owners devise a method that can easily transport these craft into and out of the water and so the preferred method seems to be the construction of metal framed 'cradles' which consist of metal chassis' welded on to sets of wheel axles to which truck tyres are fitted.
These cradles are in widespread use in many of the harbours in this part of Clare and seem to work well for craft up to around a ton or so.
The clinker built boat in this picture has seen better days but you can also see a cradle beside it to give an idea of scale.
Forgot to say that it was raining quite heavily the day I visited.
Hasselblad 503CW with 75mm zone plate (a type of pinhole which softens images)
On the west coast of Clare there is a small haven called Seafield consisting of a very modern pier extension to provide shelter from the Atlantic Ocean for small fishing vessels and pleasure craft.
While the pier is modern and sturdily constructed the harbour is surrounded by a lot of old ruined outbuildings and very uneven ground where some small boats are stored when they are taken out of the water.
Storing boats out of water requires that boat owners devise a method that can easily transport these craft into and out of the water and so the preferred method seems to be the construction of metal framed 'cradles' which consist of metal chassis' welded on to sets of wheel axles to which truck tyres are fitted.
These cradles are in widespread use in many of the harbours in this part of Clare and seem to work well for craft up to around a ton or so.
The clinker built boat in this picture has seen better days but you can also see a cradle beside it to give an idea of scale.
Forgot to say that it was raining quite heavily the day I visited.
Hasselblad 503CW with 75mm zone plate (a type of pinhole which softens images)
