Chubbs, Cyril. August 10, 2018. C. Braye and J. Harnum interviewiing Cyril Chubbs, Saint Lewis

"Cyril Chubbs talks about building boats in Saint Lewis (formerly Fox Harbour); seasickness; fishing; boat building tools; harvesting timer; dog teams; boat designs, including speed boat and motor boats; engines; change from dog teams to snowmobiles; boat building methods and materials; the Mor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Braye, Crystal, Harnum, Jeremy
Other Authors: Chubbs, Cyril Clayton (1933-), Cyril Chubbs was born in 1933 and grew up in Saint Lewis. His father was John Chubbs, originally from Seal Bight, and his mother was Gertrude (nee Curl) of Deep Water Creek. His paternal grandparents were Archibald (b.1876) and Lavenia (b.1882) Chubbs. His maternal grandparents were John (b.1868 at Deep Water Creek)) and Susan (b.1877 at Sandy Hill). Cyril has two brothers: Warrick (1946-) and Graham (1930-) Chubbs.
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Objects
Work
Boats
Boatbuilding
Animals
Fishing
Motorboats
Longliners
Timber
Engines
Model building (hobbies)
Model boats
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/boatmuseum/id/324
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Summary:"Cyril Chubbs talks about building boats in Saint Lewis (formerly Fox Harbour); seasickness; fishing; boat building tools; harvesting timer; dog teams; boat designs, including speed boat and motor boats; engines; change from dog teams to snowmobiles; boat building methods and materials; the Moratorium; building a road in the mid-1950s for an American RADAR station; building longliners; selling his twenty-six year old speed boat; and building models. "

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