deck, 8 feet moulded beam, and about 3 feet moulded 

 depth. 



Given by E. P. MacrenarLs, Tarpon Springs, 

 Florida. 



V-BOTTOM FISHING SCHOONER, about 1908 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311265 



This model of a fishina; and freighting schooner was 

 built by Samuel Johnson, at Apalachicola, Florida, 

 about 1908, the half-model represents a V-bottom 

 hull having a keel rabbet that is straight forward 

 and rises aft to the bottom of the transom, so as to 

 be fitted with a skeg and centerboard. The transom 

 rakes and is flat athwartships; the stem rabbet is 

 rather straight and upright; the entrance is short but 

 sharp and the run short but rather straight in the 

 buttocks. The midsection shows a gently rising 

 straight floor carried out to the chine, which is 

 rounded off slightly; the topside flares out a little 

 and is straight. The sheer is marked. The model 

 somewhat resembles that of the Chesapeake Bay 

 V-bottom hulls. 



Scale of the model is % inch to the foot, for a vessel 

 measuring 46 feet 6 inches length on deck, 13 feet 

 6 inches moulded beam, and about 4 feet moulded 

 depth. 



Given bv Samuel Johnson, shipbuilder, Apa- 

 lachicola, Florida. 



FLORIDA FISHING BOAT, 1912 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311261 



This model is of a fishing craft stated by the donor 

 to have been built at Apalachicola, Florida, about 

 1912, and fitted with sail. However, judging by its 

 form, this model is of a launch and not of a sailing 

 hull. 



The half-model has a sharp, short entrance with the 

 greatest beam well terward of midlength; a long, 

 flat run; a straight keel with skeg aft, the keel rabbet 

 rising aft to the Ijottom of the flat and raking transom 

 but straight forward; a nearly straight and upright 

 stem rabbet; and a rather straight sheer. The mid- 

 section is formed with a moderately rising floor, a 

 hard turn of bilge, and a nearly upright topsides. 



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

 measuring 31 feet 10)^ inches moulded length at rail, 

 10 feet 3 inches moulded beam, and about 3 feet 

 moulded depth. 



Given by Samuel Johnson, shipbuilder, Apalach- 

 cola, Florida. 



FLORIDA SPONGE BOAT, 1931 

 Rigged Modfl, usnm 311882 



Century oj Progress 



This model represents a modern "Greek sponge 

 boat," the Century of Progress. Built in 1931, she was 

 rigged as a yawl and auxiliary-powered with a gasoline 

 engine, and was employed on the west coast of 

 Florida in the vicinity of Tarpon Springs. 



The half-model shows a cara\-el-planked keel sail- 

 ing hull having a rather short, straight keel with some 

 drag, a raking and strongly curved stem with the head 

 carried high above deck, a raking sternpost; and a 

 deep, heavy flat transom with rudder hung outboard 

 and its blade partly cut away for the propeller 

 aperttire. 



The entrance is short and convex, the rim short 

 and full; the sheer is great; and the midsection is 

 formed with a rising floor, very slack bilge, and flaring 

 topside. 



She is rigged with a short mainmast having a gaff 

 sail with loose foot and boom; the headstays come 

 down to the stemhead and are capable of carrying a 

 jib, though none is shown. The short jigger mast is 

 stepped on the transom rail; its sail is a loo.se-footed 

 leg-of-mutton sheeted to a swinging boom or outrigger, 

 with the heel fixed on the transom. 



The deck arrangement shows at the bow a short 

 raised deck with a cathead to port and at the break 

 of this deck a timberhead carried high above the rail 

 to starboard. Also to starboard and abaft the timber- 

 head is a ladder for a diver, and abaft this and on the 

 centerline is a high mooring bitt. Next abaft is the 

 mainmast, followed by a diver's pump in a deck box, 

 a low trunk cabin, a short deck space, a small after 

 trunk cabin, small hatch, tiller, and transom with the 

 jigger stepped on it. 



The model is painted white topsides, with a red 

 copper bottom, and red and yellow moulding at and 

 above the plank-sheer. 



Scale of the model is % inch to the foot, for a JDoat 

 43 feet 5 inches long at rail, 14 feet 10 inches beam, 

 and drawing 5 feet 3 inches at post. 



Made and given by Ray F. Henry. 



FLORIDA SPONGE BOAT, about 1935 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311524 



A yawl-rigged auxiliary-powered sponge-fishing 

 boat was liuilt from this half-model on the west coast 

 of Florida near Tarpon Springs about 1935. This 

 class of sponge boat is represented by a rigged model 

 in the Watercraft Collection. 



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