Photograph
© Jon Bird
2005
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14th November 2005
Favourite’s
reconstruction took place on the beach beside Island Wall. Favourite’s
current site is 400 yards (360m) along the shore from the site of
the Whitstable Shipping Company where she was built in 1890 (now
Daniel’s Court).
Originally, most fishing boats were built on a convenient area of
beach near one of the shipyards. Building took place directly on
the shingle, starting with the keel. On the keel were erected the
stem and sternpost and the frames. Lastly the planking was fitted.
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