entrance moderately sharp, and the run rather flat 

 and long. The midsection is abaft midlength and 

 shows a very short, straight rising floor, a round 

 easy bilge, and a slightly flaring topside. The free- 

 board is high for the hull length. 



Scale of the model is 1 inch to the foot, giving a 

 moulded length overall of 28 feet, a moulded beam of 

 8 feet 10 inches, and a moulded depth abaft the 

 break of deck of 4 feet 1 }i inches. 



The boat had berths for four, and a toilet and galley. 



Gift of Mrs. Otis A. Palmer, East Moriches, Long 

 Island, New York. 



MOTOR CRUISER, 1928-29 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 315698 



Two cruising launches, names unknown, were built 

 from this model in 1928-29 by Otis A. Palmer, East 

 Moriches, Long Island, New York. They had dif- 

 ferent arrangements, and were of two sizes. The 

 model was designed to produce a boat 32 feet 3 inches 

 moulded length on a scale of 1 inch to the foot, or 

 20 feet 6 inches long on a scale 1| inch to the foot. 

 This use of two scales has been quite common among 

 American small-boat builders. 



The half-model represents a launch hull designed 

 for moderate speed and power, having rather straight 

 sheer, a slightly rockered keel rabbet (with skeg aft), 

 a well rovmded forefoot with a raking, curved stem 

 rabbet, a wide flat, raking transom, sharp convex 

 entrance, and a long and rather flat run. The free- 

 board is high for the length of hull. Midsection is 

 formed with a very short and slightly rising straight 

 floor, a slack round bilge, and flaring topside. Tire 

 model is a solid block, with only a top lift added. On 

 a scale of 1 inch to the foot it is for a boat 32 feet 3 

 inches moulded length at rail, 8 feet 4 inches moulded 

 beam, and 4 feet moulded depth; on a scale of IK 

 inch to the foot the boat would measure 20 feet 6 inches 

 moulded length at rail, 5 feet 8 inches moulded beam, 

 and 2 feet 8 inches moulded depth. A seaworthy 

 launch for the dimensions is indicated. 



Gift of Mrs. Otis A. Palmer, East Moriches, Long 

 Island, New York. 



PASSENGER and FREIGHT LAUNCH, 1930 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311236 



A passenger and freight carrying launch, name 

 unknown, was built on this model at Port Arthur, 

 Texas, by John H. Cram about 1930. This launch 

 was single screw, with gasoline engine. 



The half-model is of a V-bottom launch hull having 

 moderate sheer, straight keel with skeg aft, upright 

 straight stem rabbet slightly rounded at forefoot, 

 nearly upright flat transom, the chine carried high 

 forward, the entrance short and sharp, and the run 

 long and straight. The midsection shows a straight 

 deadrise, angular chine and slightly flaring straight 

 topside. The form of hull indicated by this model 

 has been popular on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico 

 for many years, V-bottom construction having been 

 in use before 1880 in Louisiana, Mississippi, and 

 Texas. 



The model is for a launch mea;juring about 45 feet 

 4 inches moulded length at gunwale, 12 feet 6 inches 

 beam, and 5 feet depth. Scale of model is % inch to 

 the foot. 



Given l)y John H. Cram, boallniilder, Port Arthur, 

 Texas. 



SPORT FISHING BOAT, 1938 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311252 



A V-bottom, gasoline-powered, sport fishing tender 

 was built on this model about 1938 by Patrick Moore 

 at Galveston, Texas. The launch was intended to 

 accompany a larger boat and to engage in sport 

 fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. 



The half-model is for a single-screw launch having 

 straight sheer, a rockered keel rabbet fairing into a 

 rather upright curved stem rabbet, a nearly upright 

 transom, curved athwartships, a sharp entrance, and 

 a long and flat run. The chine, in profile, is high at 

 the stem and is formed in a shallow sweep, rising 

 slightly in the run. The midsection is formed with a 

 straight and rising floor, an angular bilge, and a 

 flaring straight topside. 



The model is for a launch 20 feet 4 inches moulded 

 length at gunwale, 7 feet moulded beam, and 3 feet 

 1 inch moulded depth. .Scale of model 1 inch to the 

 foot. 



Given by Patrick Moore, boatbuilder, Galveston, 

 Texas. 



NEW JERSEY GAR"VEY, GASOLINE-POWERED. 



about 1950 

 Rigged Model, usnm 315246 



This model is of a motor garvey built about 1950 

 near Tuckerton, New Jersey, for fishing and pleasure 

 boating. This design originated in southern New 

 Jersey and has spread to Delaware, Maryland, and 

 Virginia along the Atlantic beaches and inlets, re- 



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