CATALOGUE OF THE WATEECRAFT COLLECTION, 185 



This is a wooden, carvel-built, centerboard boat, half deck for- 

 ward, with wide washboards and high coaming around the elliptical- 

 shaped cockpit, the latter being provided with hatches to cover about 

 two-thirds of its length from the forward part. The cuddy forward 

 is entered through an opening in front of the mast. The bow is 

 sharp, with concave water line, straight stem, very shallow keel, mod- 

 erate rise to floor with quick turn to bilge, medium length of run. 

 V-shaped square stern with no overhand to counter; rudder hung 

 outside and moved by tiller. 



The rig consists of a single mast abaft ; on this is set a single large, 

 loose-footed lug sail, which tacks down to an iron traveler near the 

 stem, while the sheet trims to an iron traveler that extends from side 

 to side of the stern. The sail is not dipped when making short tacks 

 in beating to windward. 



Dimensions of boat. — Length over all, -iO feet 6 inches; lower 

 water line, 39 feet 9 inches; beam, 12 feet 6 inches; depth, amid- 

 ships, keel to top of gunwale, 4 feet 9 inches; draft, aft, 2 feet 9 

 inches; length of mast, extreme, 45 feet; yard, 38 feet 6 inches. 

 Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 



Boats such as these are not used in the United States except on the 

 Gulf coast, and are restricted there chiefly to Louisiana, They are 

 celebrated for speed and are reputed to be well adapted to the shal- 

 low, narrow waters in which they have to work. The .size varies 

 from about 18 to upward of 40 feet in length. 



When beating to windward the sail is not shifted to leeward of 

 the mast as is ordinarily done with a dipping lugsail. It is trimmed 

 very flat and the boat sails close to the wind with the sail on the 

 weather side of the mast. 

 Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. Xo. 76,267 L^.S.X.M. 



FISHING BOATS. 



Model of cat-riggei fishing boat. 



These boats are used in lobster and hook-and-line fisheries; they 

 vary in length, on the keel, from 14 to 19^ feet and are provided 

 with a well in which to keep alive lobsters and fish, 



A wooden, clinker-built, keel, cat-rigged boat, carrying a single 

 boom and gaff sail; open; sharp bow; broad beam; square stern: 

 floored in cockpit and forward compartment; between these is a 

 fish well pierced with holes in bottom. 



Dimensions of Ijoat. — Length over all, 20 feet 3 inches;' on keel. 

 17 feet 6 inches; beam, 8 feet; mast, 22 feet 9 inches. Scale of 

 model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of J. M. K, ^outhwick. Cat. No. 29,537 U.S.X,M. 



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