This is a shot of a 40 year old shrimp boat model that I restored for a family in Fernandina Beach, Florida. The model was built by John Earl Bray. John used local cypress wood and hand carved the hull. the hull is quite heavy.
Here is a picture of the Florida shrimp boat JOHN EARL. She is shown here in the full restoration mode from stem to stern. Her outriggers are displayed in the downward trolling position. The rigging was researched at the St. Augustine Lighthouse Museum in St. Augustine, Fl. The outriggers can be displayed in the up or down position,
