[55] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 699 



Full-sized bank halibut dory — Continued. 



mast and sprit sail, two pairs 9-foot ash oars, Davis's standard 

 (brass) row-locks, adjustable thwarts and kid boards, "hurdy- 

 gurdy " or line winch, 2 trawl anchors, 1 coil buoy line, 1 skate 

 trawl, 1 dory scoop, 1 bucket containing jug and woolen nip- 

 pers, 2 buoys with staffs and " black balls," painter, stern becket, 

 dory plug, &c. Length, over all 19£ feet, on bottom 15 feet, (the 

 length of the bottom is the measurement usually spoken of; 

 a dory of the above size would be called a "15-foot dory"); 

 extreme width 5 feet, width of bottom amidships 2f feet. 

 Gloucester, Mass., 1883. IT. S. Fish Commission. Boats of this 

 type and size are exclusively used in the halibut and cod trawl- 

 line fisheries on the outer banks, and have also in the United 

 States very largely superseded all other kinds, even in the in- 

 shore fisheries, where the latter are prosecuted chiefly by ves- 

 sels which engage in trawl-liae fishing, carrying their boats on 

 deck. 



Full-sized bank cod and haddock dory. 



Flat bottom, open boat; sharp bow; flaring sides; narrow, V-shaped 

 stern; strong sheer on top; bottom curved slightly upwards at 

 each end. Fitted with two pairs of 9-foot ash oars, Davis's 

 standard (brass) rowlocks, adjustable thwarts, and kid boards, 

 2 keg buoys with staffs and "black balls," 2 trawl-line anchors, 

 1 bailing scoop, 1 coil buoy line, 1 tub containing trawl-line, 1 

 bucket, water jug, woolen nippers, painter, stern becket, dory 

 plug, &c. Length, over all 19£ feet, on the bottom 15 feet; 

 (boats of this size are known as "15-foot dories," and, with 

 few exceptions, are the only kind used in the off-shore trawl- 

 line fisheries for cod, haddock, and halibut, where two men are 

 required for the management of the boat, and for handling the 

 gear); extreme width 5 feet, width of bottom amidships 2f 

 feet. Gloucester, Mass., 1883. U. S. Fish Commission. Used 

 in the off-shore haddock and cod trawl-line fisheries. As a rule, 

 a schooner carries six dories of this class, though a few take 

 as many as seven, while small vessels, fishing nearer the land, 

 may not have more than from two to four dories each. Each 

 dory of this size is manned by two persons, though the smaller 

 boats, those of 12£ to 13£ feet length on the bottom, carry only 

 one man. The smaller dories are used comparatively little in 

 the trawl-line fisheries, but are employed quite extensively in 

 the hand-line cod-fisheries on the outer banks. 



New England dory. 



Model, scale 1 inch to foot. Open ; flat bottom ; sharp bow ; nar- 

 row, V-shaped stern. Dimensions of original: Length, over all 



