Croatan Fishing Boat used for shad fishing in the 

 vicinity of Roanoke Island in the North Carolina 

 Sounds, i88o's and 1890's. Rigged model USNM 

 76255. {Smithsonian photo 4^606-a.) 



on their length, 14 to 24 oars double-banked. Nets 

 were carried in the stern and most boats had a net 

 roller on top of the transom. 



The model represents a very long, open, keel, rowing 

 boat having a long, sharp entrance and a short, full 

 rim, with a \ery wide transom stern, the stem curved 

 and raking, the post nearly upright, the sheer rather 

 straight, and the keel straight, with some drag. The 

 midsection had a slightly rising straight floor, an easy 

 bilge, and a slightly flaring topside. To give longi- 

 tudinal strength, the boat was braced along its center- 

 line by a "hogrod" truss passed over some of the 

 thwarts. The after quarter of the boat was without 

 thwarts. 



Scale of model is ,^ inch to the foot, for a boat 72 

 feet long, 12 feet beam, and 3 feet 9 inches depth 

 atnidships. 



Given by U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. 



POTOMAC RIVER FISH LIGHTER, 1883 

 Rigged Model, usnm 56950 



During the latter part of the 19th-century fishermen 

 on the lower Potomac River employed a special form 

 of lighter, or barge, to transport fish to market. 

 Aboard these craft, which were between 45 and 60 

 feet long, the daily catch was placed, and at a fixed 

 time a number of them were picked up by a tug and 

 towed to port. Most of them operated out of Wash- 

 ington and Alexandria. 



The lighters represented by the model were of 

 flatiron shape and had a flat bottom, usually rockered 

 aft only in profile, with little flare to the straight sides 

 and wide at the stern, a rather sharp bow, long en- 

 trance, short but easy run, rather raking stem, and 

 the greatest beam just forward of the transom, which 

 was rather upright. 



They were steered with an outboard rudder having 

 a tiller. Aft was a small cuddy for the crew and amid- 

 ships a long hatch with covers. A strong towing bitt 

 was placed forward. The boats were tarred instead 

 of painted and were roughly built. 



Scale of model is f^, inch to the foot; the boat repre- 

 sented was 52 feet overall, 14 feet 8 inches beam, and 

 about 5 feet 4 inches depth. The lighers were towed 

 quite fast, hence their unusual form. 



Given by George Woltz. 



ROANOKE RIVER DUGOUT CANOE, 1893 

 Rigged Model, usnm 76275 



Dugout canoes of this type were once used on the 

 Roanoke River, in North Carolina, in the shad 

 fishery employing dip-nets. The canoes were made 

 by hollowing out a cypress log; they were rowed, 

 paddled, and poled. 



The type of canoe shown by the model was double- 

 ended, having a nearly flat bottom and slightly 

 flaring topside. It was roughly decked with plank 

 for a short distance at each end and fitted with three 

 seats, or thwarts. Amidships it had a deck, under 

 which was a shallow live well, or box, in which the 

 bottom of the canoe was perforated to allow circula- 

 tion of water. Some of these canoes had a stern seat 

 and were employed by sportsmen in fishinsj on the 

 river. 



Scale of model is 1 inch to the foot, for a canoe 

 18 feet 3 inches long, 3 feet beam, and 14 inches 

 depth, with a well 1 foot 9 inches square on the 

 bottom, and its hatch 6 by 9 inches. 



Given bv U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. 



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