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Fitting a port-side sheer strake amidships

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posted on 2025-02-07, 13:50 authored by John P CooperJohn P Cooper
Boat builders Manimohan (centre) and Panchanan Mondal (R) pull down on a lever that will press home a port side sheer-strake (dari) timber amidships. Amol Mondal can just be seen on the port side; he holding the end of the lever in place.

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Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

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John P Cooper

Cultural group

Namasudra

Country

India

Place

Dihimandalghat, West Bengal

Cultural context/event

Building

Date of creation

2022-10-29

Unique ID

2022SG04-B10-0774

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