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Menhaden carry-away boat — Continued. 



They have been superseded by small, clipper, deck sloops, that 

 are more suitable for the business, since the crews can remain on 

 board. 



No Man's Land fishing boat. 



Builder's model, scale 1 inch to foot. Sharp at both ends ; broad 

 beam. Dimensions of boat: Length, 17 feet; beam amidships, 

 6 feet. New Bedford, Mass., 1882. Gift of James Beetle, 

 builder. 54,477. The boats built from this model are em- 

 ployed in the shore fisheries about Vineyard Sound and No 

 Man's Land. They are rigged with two masts and carry two 

 sails. 



Italian fishing boat. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Felucca rig; decked; ends alike; 

 rounding bow and stern ; broad beam; low bilge; decked; one 

 mast; lateen-sail. San Francisco, Cal., 1876. 22,213. Liv- 

 ingston Stone. Used by Italian fishermen of California in bay 

 and outside fishing. Dimensions of original. — Hull : Length, 

 20 feet; beam, 7£ feet; height, amidships 3J feet, ends 4^ 

 feet. Spars : Bowsprit, 2£ feet; mast, 13^ feet above deck; 

 yard, 24£ feet ; sail, 18 J feet on foot, 14 feet hoist, 23 feet on 

 yard. 



Italian fishing boat. 



Model. Felucca rig ; ends alike ; moderately sharp bow and stern ; 

 straight stem and stern-post ; broad beam ; flat floor ; lateen- 

 sail; covered hatchway amidships ; cockpit for steersman aft. 

 Dimensions of original : Length over all, 21 J feet ; keel, 21 feet ; 

 beam, 7| feet. San Francisco, Cal., 1876. 22,214. Livingston 

 Stone. These boats are used by Italian fishermen at San Fran- 

 cisco for fishing in the bay and ocean. 



Columbia Eiver salmon-boat. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Sharp at both ends; washboards along 

 the sides; covered for 2 to 3 feet forward and aft ; four thwarts ; 

 one mast, which steps well forward ; three oars. Dimensions 

 of original : Length over all, 25f feet ; beam, 6f feet ; height, 

 amidships 2£ feet, ends 3 feet ; oars, 12 feet long ; mast, 16£ 

 feet. San Francisco, Cal., 1876. 22,216. Collected by Liv- 

 ingston Stone. 



QUODDY BOAT. 



Model, scale £ inch to foot. Sharp forward and aft ; broad beam ; 

 deep, curved stem ; straight stern-post ; one sail. Dimensions 

 of original: Length over all, 35 feet ; beam, 12 feet; mast, 39£ 



