The Migrations of an American Boat Type

Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle

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The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Migrations of an American Boat Type, by Howard I. ChapelleThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Migrations of an American Boat TypeAuthor: Howard I. ChapelleRelease Date: July 1, 2009 [EBook #29285]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK AMERICAN BOAT TYPE ***Produced by Colin Bell, Woodie4, Joseph Cooper and theOnline Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netCONTRIBUTIONS FROMTHE MUSEUM OF HISTORY ANDTECHNOLOGY:PAPER 25THE MIGRATIONS OFAN AMERICAN BOAT TYPEHoward I. ChapelleTHE NEW HAVEN SHARPIE 136THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SHARPIE 148THE NORTH CAROLINA SHARPIE 149SHARPIES IN OTHER AREAS 151DOUBLE-ENDED SHARPIES 152MODERN SHARPIE DEVELOPMENT 154THE MIGRATIONS OFAN AMERICANBOAT TYPEby Howard I. ChapelleFIGURE 1.--Scale model of a New Haven sharpie of 1885, complete withtongs. (_USNM 318023; Smithsonian photo 47033-C._)The New Haven sharpie, a flat-bottomed sailing skiff, wasoriginally developed for oyster fishing, about the middle of thelast century.Very economical to build, easy to handle, maneuverable, fast andseaworthy, the type was soon adapted for fishing along the easternand southeastern coasts of the United States and in other areas.Later, because of its ...

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• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
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Produced by Colin Bell, Woodie4, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

THE MIGRATIONS OF AN AMERICAN BOAT TYPE

by Howard I. Chapelle

C ONTRIBUTIONS F ROM T HE  M USEUM  O F  H ISTORY  A ND T ECHNOLOGY : P APER 25

THE NEW HAVEN SHARPIE 136 THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SHARPIE 148 THE NORTH CAROLINA SHARPIE 149 SHARPIES IN OTHER AREAS 151 DOUBLE-ENDED SHARPIES 152 MODERN SHARPIE DEVELOPMENT 154

T HE M IGRATIONS O F A N A MERICAN B OAT T YPE Howard I. Chapelle

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