SCHOONER YACHT, 1884 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 76093 



This builder's half-model is a design for a very large, 

 seagoing sailing yacht of topsail schooner or brigan- 

 tine rig, exhibited at the World's Exposition, New 

 Orleans, Louisiana, in 1884-85. No vessel was 

 built from the design; the model represents an 

 extreme clipper form- — deep, narrow, and sharp — 

 intended for fast sailing. It is an interesting example 

 of a yacht design by a Canadian builder, W. Powers, 

 whose work was usually in commercial vessels. 



The half-model is of a large clipper yacht hull, 

 having rather straight sheer, a straight keel with some 

 drag, well rounded forefoot and raking stem rabbet, 

 upright post, short counter with elliptical transom, 

 long and very sharp entrance, and a very fine run. 

 The midsection is formed with a strongly rising 

 straight floor, high and rather hard bilge, and tumble- 

 home in the topside. 



Mounted with a long and pointed head, billet, 

 trails, cutwater, keel, post, rudder, stub masts, and 

 bowsprit. The position of the masts suggests that a 

 brigantine rig may have been intended. 



According to a card accompanying the model, 

 it is for a vessel 125 feet on the load line, 25 feet 

 moulded beam, and 12 feet moulded depth. The 

 straight floor shows a dead rise of 20 degrees. Scale 

 is li inch to the foot. 



Given by VV. Powers, shipbuilder, Kingston, On- 

 tario. 



SCHOONER YACHT, 1880 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 54462 



This builder's half-model is of a keel, clipper, fore- 

 and-aft rigged schooner yacht of large size designed 

 by C. B. Harrington, shipbuilder, of Bath, Maine, 

 in 1880; no vessel was built on this design. The 

 designer was locally prominent as a builder of fast 

 sailing yachts. 



The half-model represents the hull of a sharp- 

 lined schooner yacht having strong sheer, a straight 

 keel with some drag, a raking straight stem rabbet 

 with moderate round at forefoot, upright stern post, 

 a long and round fan tail counter with flaring bul- 

 warks, a sharp and long hollow entrance, and a 

 long and extremely fine run. The midsection has a 

 sharply rising straight floor, high and hard round 

 bilge, and tumble-home in the topside. There is 

 much flare in the forward sections, and the forefoot is 

 very thin and fine. 



Mounted with longhead, cutwater, keel, post, and 

 rudder. 



The model scales 100 feet moulded length at rail, 

 26 feet moulded beam, and 9 feet 6 inches moulded 

 depth. Scale is ji inch to the foot. 



Given by C. B. Harrington, shipbuilder, Bath, 

 Maine. 



CENTERBOARD SLOOP, about 1905 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311522 



Eclipse 



The small centerboard sloop Eclipse was built on 

 this model at Bradenton, Florida, sometime be- 

 tween 1898 and 1910 by "Bat" Fogarty. This model 

 was also used to build a number of sloops, names 

 unknown, for the coastal fisheries and for general 

 service. 



The half-model is of a centerboard sloop having 

 moderate sheer, a rockered keel rabbet (the keel is 

 straight with a large skeg aft), raking post, round 

 fantail counter (the fantail is added to the model, 

 which probably had originally a raking V-transom), 

 a rather upright flaring stem rabbet, a short and 

 rather hollow entrance, and a short but rather well 

 formed run. The midsection is formed by a rising 

 straight floor, a slack round bilge, and a flaring top- 

 side. 



The scale of the model is believed to be 1 inch to 

 the foot, at which scale it represents a sloop approxi- 

 mately 29 feet 3 inches moulded length at deck, 11 

 feet beam, and about 3 feet 6 inches moulded depth. 



Given by "Bat" Fogarty, boatbuilder, Bradenton, 

 Florida. 



CENTERBOARD SLOOP, about 1910 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311521 



Mermaid 



The small centerboard sloop Mermaid was designed 

 and built on this model by "Bat" Fogarty at Braden- 

 ton, Florida, sometime between 1900 and 1915. 

 Boats of this type were used in the Florida fisheries 

 and for carrying produce alongshore. The sloop had 

 a trunk cabin and large cockpit, and its form is that 

 of American centerboard fishing sloops of similar 

 size in the 1880's. 



The half-model represents a shoal centerboard 

 sloop having moderate sheer, a rockered keel rabbet 

 with a straight keel forming a skeg aft, raking straight 

 stem rabbet, vertical post, overhanging stern formed 

 by a raking flat V-shaped transom, with the rudder 



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