Historic Hood River
“Roaching” a deck frame
9-12-2023
Notes
I’ve never heard the term “roaching” before, but as the caption explains Mark and his son Ralph Nichols are using a clever machine to “roach” the steel stock to make a curved deck frame. This looks like the early Nichols Boat Works on the west side of what we now call Nichols Basin, before it moved to the south edge.
I can’t find other uses of the term “roaching” which makes me wonder if it was localized to this boat works?
Category: Downtown Hood River
Tags: construction, machinery, Nichols, Nichols Basin, Nichols Boat Works
Tags: construction, machinery, Nichols, Nichols Basin, Nichols Boat Works
Dale Nicol
Arthur, it’s possibly coined from “roll your own roach”.
Arlen L Sheldrake
wow Dale….have not heard that cig term for a VERY long time. I would bet you are right.
I am hearing that American Cruise Lines may take over operation of the Cascade Locks paddle boat built my Nichols.
Arlen L Sheldrake
built my Nichols……s/b built by Nichols…..