Applying guy wires to the keel

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:51 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper

Boat builders Amol (L) and Manimohan Mondal (R) make a guy-wire system, with a locked centre, to refine the balance of the keel by driving the stakes into the ground.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Rights owner

John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-13

Unique ID

2022SG04-B05-0296

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boatbuilding chhot keel correction guy wire

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