. Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . not used for that purpose, as in the San Francisco type offloat. The usual size is 12 feet by 30 feet. The ?? bateau, as the craft for tonging, culling, etc., is locally styled,is quite diff(^rent from the oyster barge or scow of San Francisco, wherea larger and heavier boat is used. It is usually about 30 feet long,with the general plan of the shari)ie—the bow sharp, stern S(pnire, bot-tom flat, and sides flaring. The bow and stern are partially decked,and there is a washboard along the sides. Sometimes it is fitt
. Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . not used for that purpose, as in the San Francisco type offloat. The usual size is 12 feet by 30 feet. The ?? bateau, as the craft for tonging, culling, etc., is locally styled,is quite diff(^rent from the oyster barge or scow of San Francisco, wherea larger and heavier boat is used. It is usually about 30 feet long,with the general plan of the shari)ie—the bow sharp, stern S(pnire, bot-tom flat, and sides flaring. The bow and stern are partially decked,and there is a washboard along the sides. Sometimes it is fitted forsailing, being then cat-rigged, with centerboanl and outside few bateaux are decked entirely over, the oysters taken in tongingbeing heaped upon the dec^k, where they are afterward culled. Thisstyle is now preferred by many oystermen, because it reijuires no bail-ing out, and permits the ready washing of oysters in culling, as thewater dashed upon tliem runs freely over the sides. When the great Report U. S. F. C. 1889 to 1891. iTo face p. 368.) Plate Oyster Float and Bateau. Willapa Bay.
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