Plate 3. 



SECTIONAL DRAWING OF HALIBUT SCHOONEK. SHOWING PORT SIDE OF VESSEL. 



Fic. 1.— 1, H:i\vse-hole ; C. knight-heads. 2, luside part or "heel" of bowsprit. ^^, Eud view of the middle part 

 of the wiiidla.ss, between the patent and windlass-bit on starboaid side, showin;; position of the whelps on windlass. 

 4, Pawlbit. 5, Position al' the windlass beam. 6, Position of Jib-sheet traveler. 7, Foremast. 8, Forward com- 

 pauionway. 9, Fore-hatch, for hoistiiif; in and ont water and provision barrels : in moderate weather it is covered 

 with a };niting and serves the purpose of ventilating the forehold and forecastle. 10, The forehold, where the stores 

 and water are kept ; the water (2S to 30 barrels) is stowed in ditVerent wa,\s to .suit the ideas of the cook or .skippir, 

 but generally on the starl)oard side— oftentimes two large casks are carried amidships— and a jianiry is built on the 

 port side, where the " heavy stores" (tionr, beef, &c.)are stowed ou the head, that is, such as are open and being used, 

 while the "small stores" (butter, lard, sugar, &c.) are kept in firkins, half-barrels, &c., and secured from being 

 upset by setting in places built for them as shown in the drawing. A coal-peu is built between the pantry and 

 forward bulkhead to llie ice-house. The coal-pen is sometimes built on the starboard side next to the forecastle 

 bulkheaii. 11, I'orecaslle steps. 12, Cupboard, from deck to locker; there is another of the same size on the star- 

 board side, just forward of the foremast. It!, After seel ion ot the table with the leaf turned up; this also turns back 

 against the mast, the leaves folding alongside of the mast U, Locker ou port side. I'l, Forecastle lioor. lli, 

 Forward section of table ; this is .stationary, the forward end fastening to the pawl-bit, and the after end supported 

 by an n])right standard. 17, It^, VJ, 20, 21, and 22, Positions of the upper and lower berths on port side; No. 22, 

 being in the fore-peak, is small, and is not used for sleeping purposes, but is utilized for the storage of lanterns, 

 kerosene-cans, Ac; there are ouly two rows of sleeping bunks ou the starboaid side; the berths abreast of the 

 after row are used by the cook as lockers for his cooking utensils, &c. 23, Position of cook-stove (always carried 

 ou starboaid side). 24, Pawl-bit, under deck. 25, Forward pen in the ice-house, with pen-boards up, or shipped 

 in place. 20, Forward bulkhead to icehouse, built of double boards, with tarred paper between, fr-m side to 

 side of vessel. 27, Stanchion and partition between the forward and second i)en. 26, Second pen, showing how the 

 ice is stowed. 29, Shows how halibut are iced in a pen, always white side up, and lying npon each other, so 

 that lliey are slanting instead of Hat in the pen; one half of the tier is stowed head towards the side of the vessel, 

 and the other half out, as shown in the drawing, both forming what is called a tier. 30, After pen in forward 

 ice-house. 31, Bulkhead between the forward and after ice-house, built same as the forward one. 32. Pumps. 

 3:t, IJallast uiub'r the plank floor of the ice-house: this jdaiik floor is laid ou sleepers, which extind from side to 

 siile of the hold ; these sleepers are, or ought to be,sii]iported by stanchions under them. 34. Forward pen in after ice- 

 bouse. 3.">, After pen. 30, Salt-iicn ; this pen is larger than this in some vessels. 37, Checker-i>lank. 36, Main hatch. 

 39, Checker-plank. 40, Break of the quarter-deck. 41, Mainmast. 42, After-hatch : (n) skylight ou top of house; (B) 

 stovepipe. 43, After, or cabin, companion-way. 44, Wheel. 4;"., Wheel-box. 40, Tafirail. 47, Vacant place aft of 

 cabin, under deck ; used for the storage of gear, rojie, &c. 48, Cabin stairs, called " steps" by fishermen. 49, After 

 berth. ."jO, Partition between the berths. 51, Forward berth. 52, Locker, or seat, going around the cabin. 53, 

 Stove. .54, Position of trap-door in tln^ cabin floor, by which the coal is reached. 



DECK PLAN OF HALIBUT SCHOONER. 



Fig. 2.— 1, Bowsprit. 2, Pawl-bit. 3, Starboard windlass-bit. 4, Poit windlas.s-bit. 5, Windlass. 0, Jib-sheet 

 traveler. 7, Foremast. 8, Port cable tier. 9, Starboard cable tier. 10, Forecastle companion slide. 11, Stovepipe 

 funnel. 12, I'orehatch, showing grating. 13, Main hatch. 14, " Break ' of (|narter deck, or grub beam. 15, Main- 

 mast. 10, Starboard pump. 17, Port pump. 18, After hatch. 19, Trunk, or cabin house. 20, Stove funnel. 21, 

 .Skylight. 22, Companion slide. 23, 24, 2.5, 26, Bait planks around top of house. 27, Wheel box. 28, Wheel. 29,30, 

 Bit liead.s, for belaying main sheet, &c., to. 31, Tattrail. a, a, a, a, a, a, &c., Checker planks, b, b, &c., 

 checkers, r, <; dotted lines showing position of dories when on deck. 



