. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATEECEAFT COLLECTION. 183 Model of smackee. The welled fishing boat Jeff Brown, of Key West, Fla., of which this is a miniature, was built for the market fishery at that port in 1883. Boats of this type are called " smackees "; a variation of the term smack, as applied to welled vessels. They are employed in con- siderable numbers at Key West, and are noticeable for having the. FIG. 51. KEY WEST SMACKEK "JEFF BROWN.' " Mudian rig "—a leg-of-mutton mainsail and jib—and also a well in which the fish a
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATEECEAFT COLLECTION. 183 Model of smackee. The welled fishing boat Jeff Brown, of Key West, Fla., of which this is a miniature, was built for the market fishery at that port in 1883. Boats of this type are called " smackees "; a variation of the term smack, as applied to welled vessels. They are employed in con- siderable numbers at Key West, and are noticeable for having the. FIG. 51. KEY WEST SMACKEK "JEFF BROWN.' " Mudian rig "—a leg-of-mutton mainsail and jib—and also a well in which the fish are kept alive. A wooden, carvel-built, sloop-rigged keel boat, with good sheer; sharp bow; rising floor; long run, and skag; V-shaped, raking stern; cockpit aft; well amidships; cuddy hatch forward; mast stepped well forward; short bowsprit. Dwiensio7is of hoat.—Length over all, 24 feet; beam, 8 feet 3 inches; molded depth, 3 feet; mast, above deck, 32 feet; bowsprit, outside, 6 feet; main boom, 23 feet. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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