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Sea coast, the luggers, when not employed in herring 

 fishing, are in some cases converted into trawlers ; and 

 as the lug-rig is not very suitable for that mode of 

 fishing, a temporary change is made, and they are 

 fitted out with a difierent set of masts and sails ; the 

 dandy, or perhaps speaking more correctly, the ketch 

 rig with gaff sails being the one adopted, the same as 

 just described in the large modern-built trawlers at 

 Grimsby and Hull. Some of the Eamsgate and Brix- 

 ham vessels are now rigged in the same manner, and 

 we have no doubt that it will be very generally adopted 

 for the new vessels on various parts of the coast where 

 deep-sea trawling is carried on, although, as a rule, 

 fishermen are not fond of giving up what they have 

 been long accustomed to. 



The cost of trawl-smacks has largely increased during 

 the last ten years, in consequence of their much greater 

 size ; and the capital invested in this part of the fishing 

 trade is added to yearly by the substitution of larger 

 vessels for those previously employed. In 1862 a new 

 trawler ready for sea, and what was then considered 

 one of the larger class, could be built and fitted out for 

 TOO/, or 800/. ; but the vessels before mentioned as 

 having recently come into use at Hull and Grrimsby 

 cannot be turned out ready for work for much less than 

 1200/. each. This includes a fit out of all that is 

 required for fishing, and costing about 70/. or 80/. A 

 fit out consists of a double set of almost every part of 

 the gear, to provide against accidents, and generally to 

 save the time which would be lost if the smack were 

 obliged to return to port before she had done a fair 

 quantity of work. A trawl-net will perhaps last from 

 two to four months, according to the nature of the 

 ground worked on ; but during that time parts of it will 



