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Technical and Construction Aspects of FRP Coated Wooden Gillnetters of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra


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It was observed that there is a trend in the Ratnagiri fishermen to cover the hull portion of their gillnetters by FRP, to extend its life. The overall length of such type of gillnetters ranged from 06.81 m to 10.00 m. Similarly, overall breadth and depth ranged between 1.25 to 3.10 m 0.47 to 1.6 m, respectively. Inboard engine of 7 to 24 hp were normally installed on the FRP coated wooden gillnetters having gross tonnage of 0.34 to 7.42 t. Construction cost of average size (8.5 m length, 2.2 m breadth and 1.0 m depth) wooden plank built boat coated with FRP, was approximately Rs. 4.0 to 5.0 lakhs, having a average life span of around 15 to 18 years, if maintained properly.

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FRP Covered Wooden Gillnetters, Technical Aspects.
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Authors

Kalpesh Shinde
Department of Fisheries Engineering, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri (M.S.), India
Ashish S. Mohite
Department of Fisheries Engineering, College of Fisheries, Shirgaon, Ratnagiri (M.S.), India

Abstract


It was observed that there is a trend in the Ratnagiri fishermen to cover the hull portion of their gillnetters by FRP, to extend its life. The overall length of such type of gillnetters ranged from 06.81 m to 10.00 m. Similarly, overall breadth and depth ranged between 1.25 to 3.10 m 0.47 to 1.6 m, respectively. Inboard engine of 7 to 24 hp were normally installed on the FRP coated wooden gillnetters having gross tonnage of 0.34 to 7.42 t. Construction cost of average size (8.5 m length, 2.2 m breadth and 1.0 m depth) wooden plank built boat coated with FRP, was approximately Rs. 4.0 to 5.0 lakhs, having a average life span of around 15 to 18 years, if maintained properly.

Keywords


FRP Covered Wooden Gillnetters, Technical Aspects.