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Dimensions of hoat. — Length over all, 22 feet 6 inches; keel, 17 

 feet; beam, 8 feet 6 inches; depth, 2 feet 6 inches; mast, above 

 thwarts, 17 feet 3 inches; bowsprit, outboard, 5 feet 6 inches; oars, 

 16 feet long. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of Norwegian Commission. Cat. No. 55,791 U.S.N. M. 



Model of Norwegian fishing boat. 



Boats of this type are used in the fisheries at Sondmore, Norway. 

 It is believed by the fishermen of that place that this peculiar con- 

 struction renders the boats more elastic, safer, and swifter in a sea- 

 way. It is claimed that they are very swift and will sail exceedingly 

 close to the wind. They range from 39 to 43 feet in length. 



This is an oi)en, clinker-built, keel boat ; ends sharp, overhanging, 

 and strongly flaring; deep keel, curving up like a sled runner at 

 each end to form stem and sternpost, which are high ; bottom slightly 

 concave, with much dead rise, being nearly straight on top of upper 

 strake; small rudder; pecvdiar jointed tiller; adjustable roller on 

 port bow for hauling nets over ; single mast, stepped amidships, with 

 strong rake; four shrouds a side, with toggles on lower ends that 

 pass through beckets at the boat's side; single lugsail, with narrow 

 head, tacks down to stem ; eight oars. 



The construction is peculiar. There are four strakes on a side 

 except at bow, where there are six strakes ; lower bow planks are put 

 on diagonally, with ends chamfered to fit on other planks, to which 

 they are nailed : no gimwales. strengthening pieces along the inside 

 next to upper strake; heavy timbers; six thwarts; four rowlocks on 

 starboard, five on port side. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Length over all. 41 feet 2^ inches: on keel, 

 20 feet 5 inches; beam, 12 feet; depth, inside amidships, 3 feet 2^ 

 inches; length of rudder, 8 feet; length of tiller, 12 feet 5 inches; 

 rudder arm, 3 feet 7 inches; mast, 2G feet 9i- inches; net roller, 6 

 feet 9 inches; sail: head, G feet 9 inches; foot, 22 feet 5 inches; luff, 

 27 feet 7 inches; leach, 21 feet. Scale of model. 1} inches equal 1 

 foot. Cat. No. 55,788 T.S.N.M. 



Model of Norwegian six-oared fishing boat. 



This type of fishing boat is used at Bergen and vicinity, on the 

 west coast of Norway. It is called a " six-oared boat " because 

 three pairs of oars are generally used for its propulsion. 



It is a wooden, clinker-built, open, double-ended, keel boat, with 

 sharp bow and stern, the former being slightly full ; raking, curved 

 stem and sternpost ; rising floor ; flaring side ; rather strong sheer ; 

 four thwarts; three single-horned wooden rowlocks on each side. 



Dimensions of hoat. — Leng-th, 19 feet; beam, 5 feet; depth, 20 

 inches. Scale of model, thirteen-sixteenths inch equals 1 foot. 



Cat. No. 55,787 U.S.N.M. 



