tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post47416683942360357..comments2024-03-13T08:16:23.560-07:00Comments on Indigenous Boats: Greenland Umiak, Part III: PropulsionBob Holtzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-73425031882690541582011-05-10T04:03:49.574-07:002011-05-10T04:03:49.574-07:00Thanks Edwin. I expect the depth is a function of ...Thanks Edwin. I expect the depth is a function of their role as cargo carriers. In modern reproductions, which might not carry such loads, the high sides would be a liability. That reminds me of the situation with dories: the traditional banks dory is generally held to make a poor recreational boat because of its burthen; good recreational dories have lower freeboard.<br />I'm not familiar with Dr. Elmers' work. Could you please provide a reference or resource? Thanks.Bob Holtzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878339327766256094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6466695305125791022.post-67424238290591768712011-05-08T04:38:17.730-07:002011-05-08T04:38:17.730-07:00Thanks for the full treatment. It is noticeable ho...Thanks for the full treatment. It is noticeable how often these boats have much higher sides than we would normally build with modern versions, see also the film Nanook of the North. This is a feature of the early Scandinavian petrographs of boats such as the one with two people fishing. Even modern versions such as those following the thinking of Dr Elmers on "ice age" boats which are built on courses at the Bremerhaven Boat Museum have much more conventionally proportioned sides.<br /><br />Evidence again of the difficulty of getting into the mindset of ancient and indigenous peoples which is a challenge for me in trying to replicate prehistoric boats.Edwin Deadyhttp://dark-age-boats.co.uknoreply@blogger.com