156 BULLEXm 127, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Model of bugeye. \ 



The Lilly Sterling was built in 1885 for the Chesapeake oyster 

 fishery, in which industry large numbers of vessels of this type find 

 employment. 



This is a carvel-built, wooden, centerboard vessel ; sharp forward 

 and aft ; rather flat floor ; round bilge ; raking stem and sternpost ; 

 long head ; rudder hung outside ; leg-of-mutton rig ; strongly raking 

 masts. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 45 feet; beam, 13 feet 

 6 inches; moulded depth, 3 feet 6 inches. Scale, one-half inch equals 

 1 foot. 



The " bugeye " is a canoe-shaped vessel which is popular among 

 the oyster fishermen of the Chesapeake Bay region, where alone it 

 is used. It derives its origin from the smaller dugout canoes so 

 extensively employed for tonging oysters in Chesapeake Bay and 

 its tributaries. At first the bugeye was built of several logs that 

 were fastened together and then shaped to the proper form outside 

 and hollowed out on the inside. AMien timber became difficult of 

 procurement, vessels of this type were built in the usual way, being 

 framed and planked. They have also been made larger than at first. 

 Generally they are shallow and have centerboards. The mastg rake 

 excessively, as a rule; the foremast is much longer than the main- 

 mast; two leg-of-mutton sails and a jib are carried. Bugeyes sail 

 well, especially when close hauled in a fresh breeze. Not having any 

 light sails they are at a disadvantage in moderate winds, and the 

 great rake of the masts prevents the best results when running before 

 the wind. Originally it was common to paint a large circle or eye 

 on each side of the bow and from this practice the typical name 

 originated. 

 Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. No. 76,256 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of pinkstern schooner. 



The " pinky," July^ of which this is a model, was built at Essex 

 in the month of July, 1837. Pinkies were used in the fisheries of the 

 New England coast from 1815 to 1840, and a few old ones still sur- 

 vive at Gloucester and fishing ports in eastern Maine. They were 

 celebrated for their seaworthiness and were good sailers for the 

 period when they were built. 



The July was a wooden, carvel-built vessel ; with full high bow ; 

 long round floor; sharp stem, with " pink;" strong sheer; flush deck. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 52 feet; beam, 16 feet; 

 depth of hold, 7 feet; draft of water, 8 feet aft and 5 feet forward. 

 Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 foot. 



Cat. No. 54,453 U.S.N.M. 



