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Sea Bright Skiff

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1915: 44:" that proved particularly useful when engines were adopted. The boat has a nearly straight stem, rounded sides, a narrow flat bottom that becomes the bottom of the skeg, and a heart shaped 78:
The larger pound boat, built to the same lines, was generally around 30 feet, but could run to 50 feet in length, 10 foot beam. It was used to carry to shore fish caught in offshore
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The boat is quite different from the Jersey Skiff, being more round-sided, with less freeboard, and the distinct "box
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This boat has nearly disappeared from the shores of New Jersey except as used by
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as the rudder, more modern versions, however, have a regular
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This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a
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Sea Bright Skiff article
Making a wooden Sea Bright Skiff video
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Cape Cod Frosty
Flipper
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Fatty Knees
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