Bulletin Volume 17-18 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... for use in mackerel seining, the equipment is as follows: 1. Painter, 5 fathoms of 2-inch mauila rope, leathered in stem, thim ble seized in. 2. Stern-becket 3 feet long of 2-inch rope, knotted on ends, served for 2 feet in the middle with manila spun yarn. 3. Two pairs 9-foot ash oars. 4. Wooden scoop for bailing. 5. Knife, 5i-inch pointed blade. 6. Eight thole pins, in leather beckets on inside of dory. 7. Four lines, each 2 feet long, through holes in ribbon on star board side of dory, used to fasten to the seine. 8. One buoy line forward and one aft, each four feet long, to fasten to the seine. 39370. Dory. Fourteen and one-half feet long. Length, 14 feet 6 inches on bottom, 18 feet 10-inches on top. Width, 36 inches 011 bottom, 5 feet 6 inches on top. Depth, 2i inches amidships, 31 inches forward and aft. Pine wood for planking and bottom. Oak timbers, gunwales, stem and stern. Three thwarts, three parting or "kid" boards. Are used to a great extent by Gloucester and Boston haddock catchers. The style called haddock dory is built strong, and more adapted to carry large loads than for speed. They are built wider and deeper than the fifteen feet bank-dory. They are used almost exclusively for winter fishing, catching haddock, and after picking fish from trawls and loading dory, the vessel goes to the dory, consequently speed and rowing give place to carrying and sea-going qualities. Rigged for haddock fishing, the equipment is as follows: 1. Painter, 5 fathoms of 2-inch manila rope, leathered in stem, thimble seized in. 2. Stern-becket, 3 feet of 2-inch rope, leathered in holes, served for ft feet in middle with white spun yarn, knots on ends. 3. Rubber boot-heel bumper on stem. 4. Three-score lignum vita? patent trawl roller. 5. Two pairs...