120 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



APPARATUS ACCESSORY TO RIGGING FISHING VESSELS. 

 Rudder-fixtures — Continued. 



Every boatman knows the trouble he has been to, at times, in trying 

 to ship his rudder, while in a seaway, in the dark, or in muddy water, 

 when the eyes in the boat could not be seen ; often being obliged to reach 

 down with his hand to get the lower pintle entered. 



From the quickness with which the rudder can be shipped, in any posi- 

 tion of the boat, and under any circumstances, and its security when 

 shipped, it, must recommend itself for all life-boat purposes, where, in case 

 of an emergency, time is of A^ital importance. 



Another advantage is that with this hanger the rudder cannot of itself 

 unship as has often been the case with the common hanger, when the 

 boat has been left for a short time and the tiller worked out, thereby 

 leaving the rudder free, by striking the bottom or anything suiticient to 

 raise it three or four iuches, to mihinge and float away. As will readily 

 be seen, this cannot get away until the rudder has risen the whole length 

 of the tongue, which, of itself, would never happen. 



Again, with this hanger the rudder can be shipped and unshipped 

 while under full sail, thus making it very convenient for fishermen or 

 any one sailing over a line or seine, as the rudder can be easily raised far 

 enough to pass over and prevent a line getting caught between the rud- 

 der and boat, as would otherwise likely ensue, and when over, by simply 

 letting down the rudder, it will go to its place again ready for use. 



By this arrangement we are enabled to gvt the hinges further down on 

 the rudder, thereby bringing the strain on both of them, while in the old 

 way, the lower eye and pintle are so far from the Itottom of the boat, in 

 order to facilitate the shipi)iug of the rudder, that this one has to bear 

 nearly all of the strain." (W. N. Clark.) 

 25190. Rudder-gudgeons. Wilcox, Crittenden »&. Co., Middletown, Conn. 

 2r)189. Series of rudder braces. " " 



29472. Dorv breast-hook and stern braces. " " 



Cleats. 



25779. Stay-sail snatch-cleat. Used by Gloucester fishing-schooners. Allen 



L. McDonald, Grloucester, Mass. 

 2.^>809. Wooden cleats. Used to fasten ropes to. William Coleman & Sons, 



Providence, R. I. 

 2.5218. Series of small cleats. Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., Middletown, Conn. 

 25217. Small brass cleats. " " 



25177. Cleats for Cape Ann seine-boat. " " 



25191. Boat-cleats. " " 



39239. Bagnall & Loud's ])atent gaft" topsail cleat and downhaul attachment 

 combined. Patented December 25, 1877. This patent gaff topsail cleat 

 and downhaul attachment is readily applied Avith one bolt to the gafifs of 

 schooners, brigs, and barks. This gatf topsail cleat swings to any posi- 

 tion, overcoming the abrasion of the rope and sides of the cleat, and 

 by a downhaul attachment does away with the bull's-eye or block that 

 was formerly fastened l>y a bolt driven into the end of the gaff. 



Kowlocks. 



25088. Whale-boat rowlock. Wilcox. Crittenden & Co., Middletown, Conn. 

 25086. Brass wash-streak rowlock. '• " 



251K^. Steering rowlock with steni socket for Cape Ann seine-boat. WilcoXj 

 Crittenden it C!o., Middletown, Conn. 



