Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

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

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

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

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

This is a sixteenth century carrack sailing ship manned by animals of all kinds.

Shrimp Boat

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

A steel boat working through the winter in Behm Canal pot fishing for delicious spot prawns.

Skiff

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

A power skiff towing in the deep, and it looks like they’ve got a few!

Ferry On Tongass

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

A ferry crossing Tongass Narrows with a load of passengers ready for adventure.

Gillnetter

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

The sockeye are running and this little aluminum gillnetter is out to catch its share in a bay full of boats.

Fishing Vessel

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

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

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

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

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

This is a great ocean liner full of mystery and intrigue.

Gilnetter

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

This gillnetter is a modern classic: a 32-foot fiberglass Ohima powered by a Caterpillar 3208.

Seiner

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

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

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

This is a tug with a Fairbanks Morse direct-reversible ten-cylinder opposed piston engine.

Tugboat

Peek Below Ship Decks In Illustrations Inspired By My Time At Sea

A pushtug on the Willamette river.