The Migrations of An American Boat Type

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The Migrations of An American Boat Type
Chapelle Howard Irving
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(Photo courtesy Wirth Munroe. )] Kunhardt[5] writing in the mid-1880's, described the New Haven sharpieas being 33 to 35 feet long, about 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet wide on thebottom, and with a depth of about 36 inches at stem, 24 inchesamidships, and 12 inches at stern. The flare increased rapidly from thebow toward amidships, where it became 3-1/2 inches for every 12 inchesof depth. The increase of flare was more gradual toward the stern, wherethe flare was equal to about 4 inches to the foot.... According toKunhardt, a 35-foot sharpie hull weighed 2, 000 to 2, 500 pounds andcarried about 5 short tons in cargo.
[5] C. P. Kunhardt, _Small Yachts: Their Design and Construction, Exemplified by the Ruling Types of Modern Practice_, New York, 1886(rev. Ed. , 1891, pp. 287-298).
The sharpie usually had its round stern carried out quite thin. If thestern was square, the transom was set at a rake of not less than 45


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