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Martha's Vineyard cat-boat — Continued. 



cabin; cockpit aft; washboards; one sail. Dimensions of orig- 

 inal : Length over all, 19f feet ; beam, 7£ feet ; height amid- 

 ships, 3 feet; mast (above deck), 19£ feet; boom, 22 feet; gaff, 

 11 feet. Nantucket, Mass., 1875. 25,026. William H. Chase, 

 jr. The boats represented by this model are used in carrying 

 out fishing parties, and for the general fisheries at Martha's 

 Vineyard and vicinity. They are also made use of as yachts 

 along an extensive stretch of the Atlantic sea-coast. They are 

 swift sailers in smooth water, stiff, and well adapted for service 

 at many points where the water is shallow. 



Providence Eiver cat-rigged fishing boat. . 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Open ; lap-streak; cat-rigged, with one 

 sail ; sharp bow ; broad beam ; square stern ; floored in cockpit 

 and forward compartment ; between these is a fish-well pierced 

 with holes in bottom. Built by T. D. Stoddard. Newport, R. I., 

 1876. 29,537. Gift of J. M. K. Southwick. These boats are 

 used in lobster and hook-and-line fisheries; they vary in length 

 on the keel, from 14 to 19£ feet, and cost from $225 to $425 each. 

 Dimensions of original. — Hull: Length over all, 20^ feet; keel, 

 17| feet; beam, 8 feet. Spars: Mast, 22f feet. 



Cat-rigged water-boat "Agtja Pur a." 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Sharp bow ; broad beam ; round stern ; 

 comparatively light draught; decked, with cockpit for steers- 

 man aft; pump and hose; hatchway to water-tank nearly 

 amidships ; hatchway to forehold on port side forward ; keel ; 

 one large sail. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. 56,937. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. This model represents the sail-boats which sup- 

 ply the fishing vessels with fresh water at Gloucester, Mass. 

 Dimensions. — Hull: Length over all, 37 feet; beam, 12 feet. 

 Spars : Length of mast above deck, 39 feet ; mainboom, 37 feet; 

 gaff, 16 feet. 



New Jersey sneak-box. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Ducking punt ; single sprit-sail ; cen- 

 ter-board; adjustable cover for cockpit and washboard ; canvas 

 screen forward. Dimensions of original : Length, 15£ feet ; 

 beam, 5 feet ; height, 1| feet ; mast, 1\ feet. Tuckerton, N. J., 

 1876. 26,623. J.D.Gifford. Boats of this type are used chiefly 

 for hunting ducks, &c, in the shallow waters along the New 

 Jersey coast. They are from 12 to 15 feet long. The shelving, 

 or side-boards on the stern of the boat are used to hold the 

 decoys while the hunter rows to and from the shooting-ground. 



