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The Nova Scotia Small Craft Survey David A. Walker and Marven E. Moore The Nova Scotia Small Craft Survey David A. Walker and Marven E. Moore Introduction The Small Craft Survey of Nova Scotia represents a significant effort to salvage the remains of a vital element of the province's maritime heritage.1 Unlike the large merchant vessels of the last century, the small craft upon which Nova Scotia's maritime economy has long depended have not been accorded much historical respect. Ironically these craft, so much a part of any harbour scene, were seldom the subject of paintings, photographs or reminiscences. It is as if they were so common that they escaped notice. Evolving to meet local demands and to fill specific functions these boats reflect the skills and traditions of generations of Nova Scotians. Yet most of the traditional types of boats that were once so numerous are now endangered. Some have vanished forever due to technological advances, revised government regulations and new fishing methods. Still more alarming is the lack of data or reliable recollections of builders and owners. One of the most compelling reasons for this survey was thus the fragility of this valuable, yet oft-overlooked, historical resource. As one of two major maritime museums in Nova Scotia, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic has a responsibility to collect, research, preserve and interpret the province's small craft. The curatorial staff saw the survey as an opportunity to improve its fundamental approach to fulfilling this broad mandate. Prior to the survey the collection included seventy boats from fifteen to thirty feet in length. Decisions to acquire them were based upon the curatorial staffs knowledge of their historical and geographical importance, use and condition. For the most part collecting was passive and responsive, not systematic or proactive. The documentation of small craft by "taking the lines" and recording histories of use and construction techniques was rudimentary. The approach to small craft preservation was further exacerbated by the opening of the museum's new premises on the Halifax waterfront in 1982 and the subsequent expectation that the institution would accept, preserve and interpret more small craft than previously. The intent of the survey was to place the collecting process on a more balanced footing by identifying significant boats that should be in the collection, by identifying further research on boat types, construction methods, builders and users, and by establishing the sequence in which collecting and research should be undertaken. The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du nord, IV, No. 2 (April 1994), 11-30. 11 12 The Northern Mariner Although the idea of a small craft survey had been discussed by museum staff for many years it was not until 1990 that it became financially feasible through a special grant from the Endowment Fund of the Nova Scotia Museum. The museum's case was quite strong. In 1985 the estate of the late Mary Lucille Holt donated a significant proportion of the required funds in lieu of a collection of sailor's valentines. At the time a commitment was made to the donor's daughter, Jane Dunn, that the money would be used to record the province's small craft. In 1991 naval architect and marine surveyor David Walker was contracted to begin work on the survey. Acquiring his services meant that the project would benefit from his keen interest and knowledge of the province's small craft developed over a twenty-year period. The methodology adopted was influenced in part by similar studies undertaken by Howard I. Chapelle, Eric McKee, Christian Nielsen, B. and O. Fæøyvik, and Paul Lipke.2 Unlike most of these writers, who concentrated on recording boats in detail, the Nova Scotia Small Craft Survey adopted a broader approach by including data on boatbuilders, users, geographical conditions and boatshops. This method enabled the survey to provide a more complete picture. Figure 1: The late Will and Greg Hall's boatshop in Portapique, Colchester County. Used to build relatively small shad fishing boats around 1900, it has been closed for many years and hence remains an unaltered example of a traditional shop. It is covered in clapboard and the roof is pitched steeper than newer shops. Source: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Nova Scotia Small Craft Survey. The Nova Scotia small Craft^ Survey 13 Figure 2: The late Robert F. MacPherson's boatshop, west of Wallace, Cumberland Country, is an example of an expansion to accommodate the ever-increasing size of fishing boats. On the right is the original shop. The larger shop built to replace it has been expanded. Source: See figure 1. Figure 3: An older type of wooden Cape Island lobster boat at Clark's Harbour. Dawn Marie was built in Wood's Harbour in I962 and is fitted with a spray hood type cuddy with a vee front. Also note the relatively long open cockpit in a boat of only twenty-seven feet. Source: See figure 1. 14 The Northern Mariner To expedite the study the province was divided into forty sections, defined by prominent headlands, bays, county lines, and a preconceived sense of the extent of boatbuilding activity. As a result, some sections covered long stretches of coastline, while others encompassed considerably less. All boats — coastal, river and lake — were included if they were under fifty feet in length. To ensure the standardization of data three questionnaires were developed. The Boatbuilders Information Sheet was used to record information on the builder, his family, the facility in which he worked, and the type of boats built. The Small Craft Information Sheet was used to compile the boat's history and physical measurements, while the Resource Material Sheet was used to chronicle related material including the existence of half-models, photographs and plans. The forms are presented in an appendix to this paper. Provisions were made to interview informants if time permitted. This aspect of the survey proved so successful that further funding was required to transcribe the tapes. Over 200 interviews, ranging in length from four minutes to four hours, enabled a number of conclusions to be drawn about builders, techniques, facilities and the like. Moreover, a photographic record was also compiled using colour slides. Almost 2000 slides of boats, boatshops, and related material were taken. The survey concluded in July 1993 and the compilation of data is on-going. But a number of preliminary observations can already be made about boatshops, boatbuilders, boatbuilding and boats in the province. Boatbuilders Builders were located initially in three ways: by using a comprehensive list of contempor• ary and historical builders compiled by Lynn-Marie Richard, curatorial assistant at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic; by looking for boatshops and finding their owners; and by word-of-mouth. The boatbuilders list proved to be an excellent primer. Although people enumerated in nineteenth-century census records were obviously deceased, their descendants were sometimes still building. As a result of the survey, the boatbuilders list has been significantly enhanced. Boatbuilders were located in every part of the province, with the highest concentrations in the more prosperous fishing regions. From the 210 Nova Scotia boatbuilders interviewed a number of characteristics emerged. One is their relatively advanced age; most were seniors who had retired from the business, and the group of younger men entering or currently engaged in the profession is very small in proportion (see table 1). There is a perception that boatbuilding is not a business with a future, and some of the younger people building boats are clearly idealists rather than pragmatic businessmen. The median age of the 168 builders who volunteered this information is 61.5 years, with a range between twenty-five and ninety-four. Almost forty-four percent are between sixty-one and eighty. Significantly, the areas with the largest concentrations of The Nova Scotia Small Craft Survey 15 builders have the youngest median ages. Conversely, Cape Breton builders are older than the provincial average, perhaps suggesting that boatbuilding is dying on the island. Table 1 Ages of Builders in the Survey Age No. of builders 21-30 09 31-40 23 41-50 29 51-60 23 61-70 32 71-80 42 81-90 09 90 + 01 Source: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Nova Scotia Small Craft Survey. A large number of builders who started (or whose fathers started) building on offshore islands like Cape Sable, Tancook, Scaterie, Pictou and Bush Islands, eventually dispersed throughout the province. The Levies, Masons, Stevens and Atkinsons, among others, can now be found in areas far from their original settlements. As they moved they brought their building skills and traditions with them; the result has been a series of alterations to various regional boat types. The exception to this is Cape Sable Island, which has remained a centre for boatbuilding and today has the greatest concentration of builders in the province. Family connections throughout the province are reasonably strong, and many builders had grandfathers or other relatives who constructed boats or ships. Brothers frequently operated boatshops in close proximity, in one case on adjacent lots. In one case twins ran boatshops within sight of each other. Partnerships were uncommon. It appears that wooden boatbuilding was essentially a one-man operation. Builders frequently told us that they worked alone except when steaming-in frames. Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) boatbuilding, on the other hand, is totally different: many shops are actually run by managers with a small number of employees. Younger boatbuilders place more emphasis on marketing, while their elders relied more on word-of-mouth and the quality or design of their craft. Many older men built fishing and recreational boats for export; their clients, mostly Americans, frequently came in search of less expensive boats than those built south of the border.
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