Greek Sponge Boat from Tarpon 

 Springs, Florida, showing typical 

 hull at the time, about 1920, when 

 the type was being "modernized." 

 {Smithsojiian photo 3242^.) 



The half-model represents a caravel-planked keel 

 hull having a straight keel with some drag, a strongly 

 curved stem rabbet and stem, a raking sternpost, flat 

 transom with rudder hung outboard, an almost 

 straight sheer, and the midsection formed with a 

 straight rising floor, very slack bilge, and flaring top- 

 side. The entrance and run are unusually full and 

 short. 



The scale of the half-model is % inch to the foot, 

 for a boat measuring 37 feet moulded length at rail, 



13 feet 7 inches moulded beam, and about 6 feet 6 

 inches moulded depth. 



Given by A.. Kaminis, Tarpon Springs, Florida. 



FLORIDA SPONGE BOAT, 1943 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 312756 



A yawl-rigged au.xiliary-powered sponge boat was 

 built from this half-model on the west coast of Florida 

 at Tarpon .Springs in 1943 by Leo Faskalitis. These 

 boats were used by sponge divers of Greek descent, 

 using di\ing hoods. A boat of this type is represented 

 by a rigged model in the Watercraft Collection. 



Scale of the model is ^{^ inch to the foot, and repre- 

 sents a boat about 37 feet 9 inches moulded length, 



14 feet 3 inches moulded beam, and about 6 feet 6 

 inches moulded depth. 



The half-model is for a keel, sailing hull having a 

 straight keel with some drag, raking post, flat and 

 rather deep transom with rudder hung outboard, 

 curved and raking stem rabbet, moderate sheer, short 

 and full entrance, short but clean run, and a midsec- 

 tion formed with slighdy rising straight floor, slack 

 well-rounded bilge, and slighdy flaring topside. 



These boats were very seaworthy but not fast under 

 sail or power. They replaced an older form of rowing 

 and sailing double-ended boat ha\ing a single large 

 square-headed spritsail; much sheer; a high stem and 

 sternpost, both curved; short straight keel; and steeply 

 rising floor and very slack bilge, with flaring topsides. 

 They are similar in almost all particulars, to the 

 "Sacoleve," of the Greek Archipelago. 



Given by Philip A. Sawyer, St. Augustine, Florida, 

 1943. 



MENHADEN PURSE-SEINE BOAT, 1921 

 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 311250 



Purse seineboats were built from this half-model for 

 the menhaden fishery at Millville, Florida, in 1921. 

 The half-model represents an open, double-ended 

 caravel-planked boat having curved and rather 

 upright stem and stern rabbets fairing into a straight 



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