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more oars ; crew, five to seven men ; 3-5 tons ; 6-8 m. long ; price, 100 fl. to 

 350 fl. Used in Dalmatia for the trawl and seine-nets (see Plate VI.). 



The Bragozzo, or Schiletto, as it is called at Ancona, is a fore and aft 

 decked boat, constructed at Chioggia, and used exclusively by the fishermen 

 of that place. The undecked part is called boccaporta. Two masts, with 

 trabaccolo sails ; foremast and sail much smaller than the main, and foremast 

 raking considerably forward ; fore stem ornamented with polished iron stem 

 and hawser-holes {occhi della catena) ; flat-bottomed, and rudder extending 

 considerably beyond the bottom, to obtain stiffness. Length, 30-40 feet ; 

 6-10 tons burden; crew, four to five men ; price, 350-1,000 fl. To be met 

 with all over the Adriatic, fishing in couples, and running parallel to each 

 other before the wind, each having one end of the trawline-net known as 

 coccliia in tow ; they have great beam, and sail in the strongest bora which 

 many larger vessels are afraid to face, with lowered fore-sail and treble-reefed 

 main-sail luffing up to the wind as each successive gust strikes them. The 

 deep rudder contributes materially to the stability of the craft, and on this, in 

 fact, it mainly depends, as is the case with the American centre-boards ; it is 

 so fixed to the stern-post, that, when passing in shallow water, it can be 

 hoisted by a block fixed on the mainmast, so that it does not touch the 

 ground (see Plate VII.). 



The device carried by these boats on the top of their masts in fine 

 weather, or when in port, is most elaborate ; it is known by the name of 

 Cimarol} and is fixed into the mast-head, acting as a weather-cock. It is 

 carved out of a single piece of wood, and is divided into three fields, con- 

 taining an allegorical design of some religious subject. In the specimen 

 represented (Plate VIII.), the centre piece represents the Passion of Christ; 

 there is the cross, the crown, the ladder, the vinegar-vessel, &c. ; above is 

 S. George and the dragon, and below are represented the patron saints of 

 Chioggia (S. Felice and S. Fortunato). 



The woodwork, being perforated, presents in itself no hold for the wind, 

 and for this reason the outer edge is bordered with a piece of canvas, on 



1 Cimarol, derived from Cima — mast-head. 



