How to Launch and Anchor a Stage Head

What makes a stage head so different from a flake? After all, both platforms create an outdoor space and can serve as drying platforms for fish. Whereas a flake is on land or connects two buildings, i.e. the house and the store, a stage head is an extension of the fishing stage towards the ocean. In order to make it accessible to boats, even at low-tides, water still submerges part of the cribbing — the foundation supporting the platform. Its location makes it the most exposed and vulnerable element of a fishing premises. Under these conditions, our builders, Freeman, Jeff and Jack had to build part of the cribbing on land, next to the house, before launching it on the water so that it could be secured in the right location with the help of an excavator. <a href="https://medium.com/@shorefast/how-to-launch-a-stage-head-bd1ae598429d">Read More</a>