#breaming

This painting is likely to be a depiction of a process known as breaming. The ship is first careened on to its side to give access to the hull. Men then stand on a breaming raft to the side of the tilted ship and fire is introduced to remove seaweed, barnacles and other items picked up by the vessel on long journeys. After this procedure new tar is applied to the ship to make it watertight and sailable. This was a large operation requiring many men in order to heel the ship over on its side.

The ship is first careened on to its side to give access to the hull. Men then stand on a breaming raft to the side of the tilted ship and fire is introduced to remove seaweed, barnacles and other items picked up by the vessel on long journeys. After this procedure new tar is applied to the ship to make it watertight and sailable. This was a large operation requiring many men in order to heel the ship over on its side.

Depicting the process of breaming in ship repair; with the sailing ship lying on her side within the dockyard basin, fitted with a special careening rig, hauled over by capstan, rope and pulley, to expose weeds and barnacles. Breaming or burning these off with fires of furze, fagots or reeds was followed by scraping clean and painting with a mixture of time, tallow and sulphur.

So is the fucking dress