192 BULLETIN 127, IGNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM, 



Ditnensions of boat. — Length over all, 30 feet; beam. 6 feet 6 

 inches: depth, 2 feet 3 inches; mast, extreme length, 24 feet 4^ 

 inches; main boom, 19 feet 6 inches; gaff, 13 feet 3 inches; length 

 of oars, 18 feet ; steering oar, 21 feet. Scale, 2 inches equal 1 foot. 



Boats of this type were long in use by the New England whale- 

 men; they were the result of the necessities of the whale fishery, 

 and were noted for their lightness, strength, elasticity, buoyancy, 

 seaworthiness, and the ease with which they could be rowed or 

 turned. 



American whaleboats had smooth bottoms, battened seams, log- 

 gerhead aft, five thwarts, and invariably mast, mainsail, and jib. 

 The lengths varied from 28 to 29 or 30 feet. The term ''craft" 

 includes the harpoons, lances, boat spade and boat hook, but was 

 oftentimes more specifically applied to the implements used to 

 strike and kill the whale. " Boat gear " comprehensively includes 

 the entire outfit of the boat, but more particularly refers to the 

 implements other than craft, such as the boat bucket, piggin, wftter 

 bucket, line tubs, lantern keg, oars, paddles, and the like. 



A boat's crew consisted of six men; the officer of the boat, who 

 was one of the mates, with the title of " boat header "' ; the har- 

 pooner, a petty officer whose rank was next to that of a mate. knoAvn 

 as "boat steerer," and five oarsmen. The boat steerer struck the 

 whale and the officer usually killed it. The oarsmen had their 

 appointed places in the boat and their respective duties to perform 

 as whalemen. 

 Deposited by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cat. Xo. 57,199 U.S.X.M. 



Model of quoddy. 



Used in general fisheries of eastern Maine, but chiefl}' employed 

 in herring fishery. Boats of this class vary from 20 to 35 feet in 

 length; they are excellent sea boats, stiff, and good sailers. 



Carvel-built (many of these are clinker-built) keel boat: open, 

 except at bow ; " cuddy " forward ; sharp forward and aft : broad 

 beam; deep; high bilge; curved stem; straight sternpost ; cat-rigged, 

 with single mast and one boom and gaff sail. 



Dimensions of hoaf. — Length over all, 35 feet; beam. 12 feet; 

 length of mast. 39 feet 6 inches. Scale of model, one-half inch 

 equals 1 foot, 

 (Tift of Albert Hnr.et. Cat. Xo. 12,099 U.S.X.M. 



Model of quoddy. 



This type of boat is used chiefly in the herring weir fishery at 

 Lubec, Me., and vicinity, especially for carrying small herring from 

 the weirs to the packing houses (" factories ") to be made into 

 sardines. It is extensively employed in fisheries in eastern Maine, 



