. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. rounded stem having a \-ery moderate overhang, adopted the new underwater profile. In 1901 he de- signed the first '"knockabout" fishing schooner, the Helen B. Thomas, launched in 1902 at Essex. This de- sign had no bowsprit; the stem was projected forward enough in a very long bow overhang to scr\'e in lieu of the bowsprit for setting proper headsails. This type of schooner became very popular but, as the cost of a schooner was based on overall length and not the waterline length, the newer knockalaouts had verv short bow overhang
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. rounded stem having a \-ery moderate overhang, adopted the new underwater profile. In 1901 he de- signed the first '"knockabout" fishing schooner, the Helen B. Thomas, launched in 1902 at Essex. This de- sign had no bowsprit; the stem was projected forward enough in a very long bow overhang to scr\'e in lieu of the bowsprit for setting proper headsails. This type of schooner became very popular but, as the cost of a schooner was based on overall length and not the waterline length, the newer knockalaouts had verv short bow overhangs, curved in profile. When the schooner fleet began to be converted to auxiliaries by the installation of gasoline engines, the knockabout al- most entirely supplanted the bowsprit vessels in new construction. The end of schooner design in the New- England fishing fleet may be said to have been 1912: after that date the sail area declined rapidly and the emphasis was on engine operation. A number of sail- ing schooners were designed by prominent yacht de- signers to race against Canadian schooners, but these were designed primarily for racing and were, as fisher- men, a decadent type. Steam Trawlers The first attempts to introduce steam into the Xew England fisheries occurred in the menhaden fisheries al)out 1871 at Boothbay, Maine. Steamers were well suited to this operation where runs were short and quick trips necessary, and where moderate weather was required. By 1888 there w-ere 55 steamers, rang- 172. 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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