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This is a wooden, carvel-built, centerboard boat, with long, sharp 

 bow; broad beam; wide V-shaped stern; decked forward to form a 

 cudd}^ or cabin ; cockpit aft of cabin with seats around it ; washboards 

 around cockpit ; mast stepped close to stem ; one large boom and 

 gaff sail. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Length over all. 19 feet 9 inches; beam, 

 7 feet 6 inches; depth, amidships, gunwale to top of keel, 3 feet; 

 mast, above deck, 19 feet 6 inches; boom, 22 feet; gaff. 11 feet. 

 Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of William H. Chase, jr. Cat. No. 25,02G U.S.X.M. 



Model of cat-rig-ged water boat. 



This is one of the cat-rigged sailboats which supply the fishing ves- 

 sels with fresh water at Gloucester, Mass. The water tank in which 

 the supply of fresh water is kept, occupies about two-thirds of the 

 boat's central length under deck. 



Sharp bow ; broad beam ; round stern ; comparatively light draft ; 

 decked; witli cockpit for steersman aft; j^ump and hose; hatchway 

 to water tank nearly amidships; hatchway to forehold on port side 

 forward ; keel ; one large boom and gaff sail. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Length over all, 37 feet; beam, 12 feet; 

 length of mast, above deck, 39 feet; main boom, 37 feet; gaff, 16 feet; 

 Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. No. 56,937 U.S.N.M. 



Model of double-ender or " pea pod." 



This model (built at Jonesport, Me.) represents a class of boats 

 used in the general fisheries of the coasts of Maine, but chiefly 

 employed in the lobster fishery in certain localities, the shape of 

 the boat making it unnecessary for the fishermen to turn it around, 

 since it can be rowed one way as well as the other. 



This is an open, clinker-built, keel boat; sharp forward and aft; 

 both ends alike; curved stem and sternpost; rising floor; round 

 bilge; good sheer; cat rigged with single sprit sail. Has rudder; 

 two oars and two thwarts. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Length over all, 15 feet; beam, 4^ feet; 

 depth, 1^ feet; mast, 14 feet; boom, 14 feet; gaff, 6 feet. Scale of 

 model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. Cat. No. 56,864 U.S.N.M. 



Model of Reach-boat. 



This model represents the typical " Reach-boat " which is exten- 

 sively employed in the general fisheries of eastern Maine. The aver- 

 age length of these boats is 15 feet, though they are often built more 

 than 20 feet long. The distinctive name, " Reach-boat," is derived 

 from Moose-a-bec Reach (Jonesport), Me., where this type is sup- 



