[49] tisheeies of the united states. 693 



Egg Harbor melon-seed or sporting boat. 



Model, scale 2 inches to the foot. Cat-boat rig, with one sail; wide 

 and shallow ; moderately sharp bow ;, square stern ; decked 

 with exception of cockpit amidships, for which there is an ad- 

 justable cover. Dimensions of original: Length, 13| feet; 

 beam, 4^ feet; height amidships, 1£ feet; mast, 8| feet. Egg 

 Harbor, 1876. 25,658. Presented by P. Brasher. These boats 

 are used for hunting in the shallow waters of the marshes and 

 bays bordering the New Jersey coast. 



6. Schooner-rigged, square-sterned boats. 



Two-masted cat-boat "Little Maud." 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Sharp bow ; broad beam ; open, square 

 stern ; fine run; washboards ; partly decked fore and aft; deep 

 keel ; two masts ; two sprit-sails. Boston, Mass., 1876. 26,585. 

 Johnson & Young. This model represents a class of boats ex- 

 tensively used in the general shore fisheries, especially in the 

 lobster-fishery in Northern New England. They are usually 

 good sailers and sea-boats and easily managed ; they vary in size 

 from 18 to 25 feet in length. Dimensions of original. — Hull: 

 Length over all, 19 feet; beam, 6 J feet; width of stern, 3f 

 feet. Spars: Foremast above deck, 13 J feet; mainmast, 12| 

 feet. 



MONHEGAN FISHING BOAT. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Schooner-rigged ; two sprit-sails (main- 

 sail and foresail) and jib; open ; washboards ; center-board; two 

 thwarts; seat around stern cockpit; platform over ballast; fish- 

 kid amidships separated from forward and after standing-rooms 

 by bulkheads; two masts. This boat has a sharp, yacht-like 

 bow; high bilge; fine, clean run; elliptical stern, with consider- 

 able overhang; small keel; stem nearly straight above water- 

 line, sharply curved below. Fitted with one pair of oars and 

 row-locks and one fishing-line; anchor hanging to bowsprit. 

 Friendship, Me., 1883. 57,031. U. S. Fish Commission. Used 

 in general fisheries off the coast of Maine, more especially at 

 Monhegan Island and Boothbay. They are rapid sailers and 

 good sea-boats. Dimensions of original. — Hull: Length over 

 all, 20£ feet; beam, 6 feet; draught, 2| feet. Spars: Mainmast 

 (above thwart), 13£ feet ; foremast above thwart, 19 feet ; bow- 

 sprit (outside), 5 feet; mainboom, 9 feet. 



Two-sail fishing boat of Maine. 



Builder's model, scale 1 inch to foot. Very sharp bow; broad beam; 

 sharp, concave bilge; narrow and deep, square stern. Phipps- 

 burg, Me., 1879. Gift of Charles H. Mclntire. 54,484. This 



