. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. The model bears the typical pink) riy of the period 1815-40; a large single jib hanked to a stay set up on a long pole bowsprit, a rather large foresail with gaff and boom set on a short raking mast, a large mainsail having gafT and boom, and a fidded top- mast on the mainmast. A main-topmast staysail was set on the topmast but no gaff-topsail was usually fitted; the model does not show rigging for the staysail. The deck arrangement shows a low, raised cuddy deck forward, handspike windlass, wooden pump a jib boom fitted and set a flying jib
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. The model bears the typical pink) riy of the period 1815-40; a large single jib hanked to a stay set up on a long pole bowsprit, a rather large foresail with gaff and boom set on a short raking mast, a large mainsail having gafT and boom, and a fidded top- mast on the mainmast. A main-topmast staysail was set on the topmast but no gaff-topsail was usually fitted; the model does not show rigging for the staysail. The deck arrangement shows a low, raised cuddy deck forward, handspike windlass, wooden pump a jib boom fitted and set a flying jib for the mackerel fishery where weathcrlincss and speed were necessary; during this period, fast pinkies arc reported to have outsailed the clipper sharpshooters in strong winds and gales, particularly on the wind. Given by Bureau of Fisheries. PINKY FISHING SCHOONER, 1832^35 Builder's Half-Model, usnm 34453 This half-model represents the last type of Massa- chusetts-built pinky clipper. Pinkies were built in. Gloucester , Built in 1836, at Essex, Massachusetts. Lines taken of!' the builder's half- model (USNM 54449) of the Glide. barrels, wooden chimney plastered inside or bricked, tiller steering, and other characteristics usual on the pinky type of the period. Scale of model is Vi inch to the foot. The model is for a vessel 45 feet between perpendiculars, 14 feet beam, 6 feet 6 inches depth of hold, 8 feet 6 inches draft at post; bowsprit outboard of knightheads 14 feet, fore- mast stands 34 feet above deck, mainmast stands 38 feet above deck, main-topmast 13!; feet total length, main boom 30 feet, fore boom 19 feet, fore gaff 17 feet, main gaff 20 feet. The pinkies built at Essex, Massachusetts, were usually built of very fine white oak and on good models. They lasted well and were regarded as superior sailers; many authorities considered the pinky the most seaworthy type of fishing vessel built. In the 1840's and 1850's, large pinkies sometimes had Mai
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