. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATERCRAFT COLLECTION. 191 They are two-masted cat-rigged boats, carrying a loose-footed gaff foresail and boom and gaff mainsail. A wooden, clinker built, keel boat, with sharp ends, raking stem and sternpost, sharp floor, and flaring side. Dimensions of hoot.—Length, 17 feet; beam, 6 feet. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. Gift of James Beetle. Cat. No. FIG. 34. XO MAN" S BOAT. Model of whaleboat. This is a miniature of a fully equipped 30-foot whaleboat, such as was built at New Bedford, Ma
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. CATALOGUE OF THE WATERCRAFT COLLECTION. 191 They are two-masted cat-rigged boats, carrying a loose-footed gaff foresail and boom and gaff mainsail. A wooden, clinker built, keel boat, with sharp ends, raking stem and sternpost, sharp floor, and flaring side. Dimensions of hoot.—Length, 17 feet; beam, 6 feet. Scale of model, 1 inch equals 1 foot. Gift of James Beetle. Cat. No. FIG. 34. XO MAN" S BOAT. Model of whaleboat. This is a miniature of a fully equipped 30-foot whaleboat, such as was built at New Bedford, Mass., for the prosecution of the whale fishery in all seas, but with special reference to Arctic whaling. Its equipment of craft and gear—mast, sails, oars, rowlocks, etc.—is complete, and represents in exact miniature the outfit of a whaleboat when leaving a ship's side to engage in the chase. This is a carvel-built, centerboard boat; planking of cedar; gun- wales, keel, frame, and thwarts of hardwood; sharp ends: round easy bilge; flaring side: raking curved stem and sternpost; good sheer; open; five thwarts; one mast, boom and gaff mainsail and jib, the latter tacking down to stem 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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