108 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



BOATS. 



Dories, sharpies, and dingeys — Continued. 



Depth, 20 inches amidships, 28 inches forward and aft. 



Pine wood for planking and bottom. 



Oak timbers, gunwales, stem and stem. 



Two thwarts, three parting or "kid" boards. 



This size is quite extensively used in Gloucester. They are used to the 

 greatest extent by vessels for winter codtishing (fresh-fishing, so-called). 

 They are also used in quite large numbers from Provincetown, Beverly, 

 Swampscott, Portsmouth, Newburyport, and fishing ports in the State of 

 Maine, both for shore and Bank fishing. 



Rigged for shore trawling and handling, the equipment is as follows : 



1. Painter, 5+ fathoms IJ-incli manila rope, leathered in stem (no 



thimble). 



2. Small uleet, 4 inches long, on inside of stem for anchor-line. 



3. Tall single score trawl-roller. 



4. One pair woolen nippers with lines. 



5. Pieces of leather on forward ends of dory riblmnd-streaks, to 



prevent trawl catching in ribbands. 



6. Hole in forward thwart and step in bottom of dory for mast. 



7. Mast 11 feet long ; sprit 11 feet long. 



8. One jiair 8 feet ash oars, covered with leather in rowlocks. 



9. Two hand-lines on reels, Avith gear attached; leads 2^ and 



3 pounds. 



10. One-half dozen thole-pins; leather beckets for thole-i)ins on in- 



side of dory just belov\' the holes. 



11. Gaff, with wooden handle 3 feet long. 



12. Half-gallon water-jug. 



13. Diuncr-firkin, with spare hooks. 



14. Bait-board across the dory aft of middle thwart. 

 1.5. Wooden scoop, for bailing. 



16. Bait-knife, .5i-inch j)oiuted blade. 



17. Bait-bucket (common water-pail). 



18. Dory-plug, with line attached. 



19. Small thimbles attached to gunwale aft, for sail-sheets. 



20. Tub of trawl: Ground line, 1,75.5 feet of 14-pound tarred cotton 



line ; 500 No. 15 hooks, 3| feet apart on ground-line ; gangings 

 2 feet long, of white cotton line (30-thread) ; trawl put in half 

 a floiir-barrel, with holes in bottom and sides; beckets and 

 lashings spliced in. 



21. Buoy-line 42 fathoms long, used for anchor-line when hand- 



lining, and on trawl for trawling. 



22. Buoy-line 20 fathoms long attached to trawl-buoy. 



23. Two 10-pound anchors, ring and part of stock served with spun 



yarn, strap bent into ring ; used for trawl wlien trawling ; one 

 used for anchor when hand-lining. 



24. Two mackerel-kits, painted and marked, for Trawl-buoys, rigged 



with staflt' and swivels. 



25. Black ball on gourd-stick for buoy. 



26. Fishing cleats, 1 foot long, amidships on each side of dory. 



27. Wooden button on starboard side and iron pin on port side of 



forward thwart, to j>revent thwart from rising while the dory 

 is under sail. 

 23. Sail, 11 feet on foot, 9 feet hoist. 5 feet head. 



