FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 107 



BOATS. 



Dories, sharpies, and diugeys — Continued. 



12678. New Euglaucl dory. (Model; scale. 1 iueii to the foot.) Starling 



& Steveus, Ferryville, Me. 

 13493. New England dory. (]SIodol: scale, 1 iucli to the foot.) Starling 

 & Steveus, Ferryville, Me. 

 Used in coast lisheries and Bank cod fisheries. 

 24752. Counecticnt sharijy. (Scale, 1 inch to the foot.) Capt. H. C. Chester 



Noauk, Conn. 

 393(J7. Dory. Twelve and one-half feet long. 



Length, 12 feet G inches on bottom; IG feet G inches on top. 

 Width, 29 inches on bottom; 4 feet G inches on top. 

 Depth, 19^ inches amidships; 27i inches forward and alt. 

 Pine wood for planking and bottom. Oak timbers, gunwales, stem and 

 stern. One thwart, three parting or kid boards. 



This size is used principally l>y the fishermen on the south side of Cape 

 Cod. The custom is to buy the dories for the vessels to fish on Nantucket 

 and Chatham Shoals and oft' Block Island. After using them one season 

 they usually sell them to be used by shore fishermen. 



Eigged for hanil-huing on the Banks, the equipment is as follows: 



1. Painter, 5^ fathoms long, If-inch mauila rope, leathered in the 



stem, thimble seized in. 



2. Stern becket, 3 feet of If-inch rope, knotted on ends, leathered 



in holes and served for 20 inches in the middle with white 

 spun yarn. 



3. Stern painter, 2^ fathoms buoy-line made fast to stern becket. 



4. Anchor, IG pounds ; ring and part of stock served with spun 



yarn. 



5. Anchor-line, 20 fathoms buoy-line bent to crown of anchor and 



secured to the ring by a small string. 



6. Cleat, 4 inches long, inside of stem, for anchor-line. 



7. One pair 8-foot ash oars, served in rowlocks with strand of buoy- 



line. 



8. One and one-half pairs woolen nippers. 



9. Two hand-lines on reels, with gear attached, each 25 fathoms 



long ; leads, 3 pounds. 



10. Bait-bucket (common water-bucket with cover). 



11. Bait-board, G inches wide, across the dory (same as thwart). 



12. Dinner-box (common half-peck round box). 



13. Spare hooks. 



14. Two squid-lines (mackerel lines) on reels with jigs attached^ 



15. Two bird-lines " " " " hooks " 



16. Gatf, on wooden handk>, 2.V feet long. 



17. Bait-knife, 6-inch pointed blade. 



18. Six thole-pins on strings. 



19. Shark-lance, iron, 3 feet long, pole 5 feet, $1.40. 



20. Half-gaHon water-jug.' 



21. Dory ydug, witli line attached. 



22. Wooden bailing scoop. 



23. Gob-stick, 2 feet long, for unhooking fish. 



24. Fishiug cleats, 1 foot long, one on each side of dory, amidships. 

 39368. Dory. Thirteen feet long. 



Length, 13 feet on 1)ottom, 17 feet on top. 



Width, 30 inches on bottom, 4 feet 7 inches on top. 



