General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEM, STERN POST & TRANSOM ARE OAK; WHITE CEDAR PLANKING. CEDAR FRAMES & FLOORS; PINE FLOORBOARDS; HARDWOOD THWART KNEES. PLASTIC REGISTRATION PLATES.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

6.6 m

Width

1.9 m

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Vessels

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wheaton

Country

Canada

State/Province

New Brunswick

City

St. John

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

New Brunswick

Period

THIS SKIFF USED 1947- 1990.

Canada

THIS TYPE OF WOODEN WORK BOAT MAY HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO CANADA BY THE LOYALISTS IN THE 1780S. BY THE BEGINNING OF THE 18TH CENTURY THEBOATS WERE USED IN SAINT JOHN HARBOUR FOR CATCHING SALMON, SHAD, GASPEREAUX & OTHER FISH. USED UNTIL RECENTLY IN GASPEREAU & SHAD FISHERIES BUT NONE BUILT SINCE C.1970.

Function

WORK BOAT USED FOR FISHING IN SAINT JOHN HARBOUR.

Technical

ST. JOHN RIVER SALMON SKIFF REPRESENTS PROBABLY THE OLDEST SURVIVING WOODEN WORK BOAT TRADITION IN CANADA. THEIR METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION, ONCE COMMON, WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY REPLACED BY THE WIDESPREAD ACCEPTANCE OF STEAM BENDING IN THE MID-19TH C.. THIS BOAT TYPE IS AN IMPORTANT LINK IN THE HISTORY OF SMALL CRAFT TECHNOLOGY (SEE ACQUISITION PROPOSAL NOTES IN SUPP. INFO. FILE).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLASTIC PLATE ON PORT & STARBOARD BOW BEARS FOLLOWING INFO., HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER: "D.O.F.V.R./ 024125".

Missing

NONE, HOWEVER SOME PARTS ARE NOT/PROBABLY NOT ORIGINAL.( SEE SURVEY BY PHILIP GILLESSE 1990.07.30 IN SUPP. INFO. FILE)

Finish

BOAT PAINTED FOREST GREEN, WITH RED DRAFT; INTERIOR PAINTED PEA-GREEN.

Decoration

N/A