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BI'LLETIN 12":, UXITED STATES XATIOXAL MUSEUM, 



This is the model of the schooner, Open Sea, of Marblehead, built 

 about 1820, and represents a vessel of about 75 or SO tons, old meas- 

 urement (55 to 60 tons new measurement) : such as were employed 

 in the fisheries in the period between 1750 and 1840. It differs in 

 but a few details from the earliest schooners. 



Cat. Xo. 57,585 U.S.X.M. 



Model of square-stern Chebacco boat. 



A square stern, decked, Chebacco boat of about 17 tons — a type 

 known as " doo^body " because of its square stern. This, together 



-DOGBOUY CHEBACCO DUAX. 



with " pinky " boats of the same rig. and which were also decked, con- 

 stituted the best class of Chebacco boats employed in the fisheries 

 during the early part of the nineteenth century. 



It has very full, rounding bow; straight side; square stern; low, 

 rounding bilge ; short run ; raised '* cuddy deck " forward ; high stem ; 

 no bowsprit; two masts; two sails — foresail and mainsail — two fish 

 kids; cables; anchor, and fishing rails. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 36 feet; beam. 11 feet 

 6 inches; draft, 6 feet; length of spars, foremast (above deck) 28 

 feet; mainmast (above deck) 30 feet; foreboom 16 feet; foregaff 



