Picking Trash in the Boatyard
February 26, 2017
Presumably this is part of a hull. Found it in a trash barrel in the Cortez boatyard. Click to see the texture better.
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February 26, 2017
Presumably this is part of a hull. Found it in a trash barrel in the Cortez boatyard. Click to see the texture better.
It looks rusty at first glance and with the colour as it is but on closer inspection I see it is fibreglass! Nicely caught.
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February 26, 2017 at 6:17 AM
Thanks, Alastair. It is the color of rust (hadn’t thought about that!), but you’re right: it’s fiberglass.
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February 26, 2017 at 7:28 AM
There are a lot of boats in this area made from fiberglass. This one may have seen better days but it’s terrific subject matter.
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February 26, 2017 at 2:09 PM
Agree. This was just a chunk of stuff about 12 by 18 inches. Wonder where the rest of the boat is . . .
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February 26, 2017 at 2:19 PM
I knew someone who worked in fiberglass boat building, in Maine, until it nearly killed him – I do think he got out in time! It’s nasty stuff but it’s making a nice texture here, years after.
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February 26, 2017 at 6:12 PM
The texture of weathered fiberglass boat hulls is interesting. Did you see the series of four photographs that began at https://lindagrashoff.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/all-that-glitters-4-2/? My favorite photograph of a beached fiberglass boat, however, is this one with the sunlight shining through: https://lindagrashoff.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/boat-light/. I hope your friend did get out of the fiberglass-boat-building business in time to regain his health. And I hope more safeguards are in place now for people working with fiberglass. Just Googled fiberglass safety; nasty stuff.
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February 26, 2017 at 8:03 PM