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Menhaden carry-away sloop — Continued. 



the class of small yacht-like sloops employed in carrying menha- 

 den from the " sail gangs" on the fishing ground to the factories 

 of Long Island Sound. Dimensions of original. — Hull: Length 

 (over all), 43^ feet; beam, 14 feet; draught of water aft (without 

 center-board), 3£ feet. Spars: Mainmast (above deck), 45£ feet ; 

 bowsprit (outside), 15 feet; topmast, 22£ feet; mainboom, 44 

 feet; gaff, 21 feet. Skiff-boat attached (flat bottom, sharpy 

 pattern), llf feet long, 4 feet wide. 



NOANK LOBSTER-BOAT. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Sloop-rigged ; sharp bow ; broad beam; 

 wide, heart-shaped stern; fine lines; center-board; washboards; 

 partly decked forward and aft. Open wells, for fish, with perfo- 

 rated bottom each side of center-board. Spars, standing and 

 running rigging complete. No sails bent. Noank, Conn., 1876. 

 26,809. Presented by Capt. H. C. Chester. These boats are 

 used chiefly in the lobster-fisheries of Long Island Sound, espe- 

 cially in the vicinity of Noank and New London, Conn. The 

 well is for the purpose of keeping the lobsters alive. Dimen- 

 sions of original. — Hull : Length (over all), 24£ feet ; beam, 10J 

 feet ; width of stem, 7£ feet ; height (keel to top of rail amid- 

 ships), 4| feet. Spars : Bowsprit (outside stem), 9 feet ; mast 

 (above deck), 26| feet. 



MUSCONGUS BAY LOBSTER-BOAT. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Clipper sloop; open boat; long, 

 sharp bow; broad beam; moderately sharp floor; fine run; over- 

 hanging, square stern ; center-board ; short deck forward, under 

 it a cuddy for crew's sleeping-quarters and also for storage of 

 lobsters in cold weather; washboards on each side aft of cuddy, 

 inclosing open space for standing room, and for stowage of 

 barrels, &c, when cod or mackerel fishing. Friendship, Me. 

 55,795. U. S. Fish Commission. This model represents a class 

 of sloop-rigged boats in general use at Muscongus Bay, Maine. 

 They are employed in the general fisheries of the coast, but 

 have been found exceedingly well adapted for the lobster-fish- 

 ery, for which they are specially designed. They are remark- 

 ably good sailers, fine sea-boats, and perfectly manageable with 

 jib. Dimensions of original. — Hull: Length, 26 feet; beam, 8 

 feet; mast, 25£ feet (above deck); bowsprit, 6 feet (outside); 

 mainboom, 25f feet; gaff, 15 feet. 



MATINICUS FISHING BOAT. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Sloop-rigged ; open ; set work ; very 

 sharp, yacht-like bow; straight stem above water-line, much 



