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These are my cutaway boat drawings which I began making to share my seagoing experiences and passion for engineering with my son.

I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoy making them!

More info: thescow.bigcartel.com

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    Seiner

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    This is a Southeast Alaska salmon seiner with the skiff on deck. Much of Alaska’s salmon is still caught on boats like this one.

    Carrack With Animals

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    This is a sixteenth century carrack sailing ship manned by animals of all kinds.

    Shrimp Boat

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    A steel boat working through the winter in Behm Canal pot fishing for delicious spot prawns.

    Skiff

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    A power skiff towing in the deep, and it looks like they’ve got a few!

    Ferry On Tongass

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    A ferry crossing Tongass Narrows with a load of passengers ready for adventure.

    Gillnetter

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    The sockeye are running and this little aluminum gillnetter is out to catch its share in a bay full of boats.

    Fishing Vessel

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    This classic fishing boat is working hard with lots of gear in the water – it has hooks, nets, and pots in the water, fishing for multiple species at every depth.

    Lobster Boat

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    A small New England lobster boat in the downeast style, with the skipper measuring the bodies of his catch in order to release the undersized lobster.

    Nestor

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    This is a great ocean liner full of mystery and intrigue.

    Gilnetter

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    This gillnetter is a modern classic: a 32-foot fiberglass Ohima powered by a Caterpillar 3208.

    Seiner

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    It’s a town day, and the crew is going through the net, working in the engine room, and ironing out some issues in the fish hold.

    Alaska Tugboat

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    This is a tug with a Fairbanks Morse direct-reversible ten-cylinder opposed piston engine.

    Tugboat

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    A pushtug on the Willamette river.