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Dimensions of dory. — Lengtli over all, 23 feet; beam, 5 feet 3 

 mches; depth. 27 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 



Cat. No. 160,179 U.S.N.M. 



Model of fish lighter. 



These boats vary in length from 45 to 60 feet and are used for 

 transporting fish from the lower Potomac River to market. A boat 

 is anchored near each fishing station on the river and the daily catch 

 of fish is put on board. At a certain time of the day the boats are 

 picked up by a steam tug which tows 10 to 15 miles to Washington, 

 I). C. They are invariably covered with coal tar. 



Flat bottom, flatiron shaped; decked Avith long, wide hatchway, 

 covered with four hatches; cuddy aft; rudder; toAving bit forward. 



Dimensions of lighter. — Length over all, 52 feet; beam, 14 feet 

 8 inches; depth of hold, 5 feet 4 inches. Scale of model, three- 

 eighths inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of George Woltz. Cat. No. 56,950 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of skipjack. 



This is a model from which several fishing boats of the so-called 

 "ship jack" type were built at Vineyard Haven, Mass. 



A wooden, clinker-built, centerboard boat, with long sharp bow; 

 stem straight and plumb above water, curvel at forefoot ; rising floor 

 extending into run and to stern at same angle ; side forming an acute 

 angle with bottom and flaring very slightly ; skag aft ; V-shaped 

 raking stem ; graceful sheer. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Length over all, 20 feet 9 inches; beam. 7 

 feet; depth, molded, 2 feet 4 inches. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 

 1 foot. 



Boats of this class can be built with comparatively little cost ; they 

 are very swift and are useful for many purposes. At Provincetown, 

 Mass., they are called " corner boats," because the bottom and top 

 meet at a sharp angle, forming a corner. This type is a compromise 

 between the flat-bottom and round-bottom boat, but is not so popu- 

 lar as either. Cat. No. 160,122 U.S.N.M. 



Model of oyster canoe. 



Dugout canoes of this tj'pe Avere generally called " cunners." and 

 were extensively employed in the oyster fisheries of the Chesapeake 

 Bay and its tributaries. They were used chiefly for tonging oysters 

 and were preferred by the oystermen to any other form of boat. 



An open, sharp-ended, keel dugout, with long, easy lines and mod- 

 erately raking stem and sternpost; widest forward of amidships; 

 fitted with washboards running along each side from stem to stern; 



