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A cuddy is a small room or cupboard, particularly on a boat. [1] Sometimes a cuddy refers to a small but cosy hut. [2] The origin of the term is not clear. Cuddy was in use in colonial America as early as 1655. [3] The term may derive from the Dutch kajuit, meaning a small cabin, or from the French cahute, meaning a hut. [4]
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The boat has a draft of 18 in (46 cm) with the standard keel and is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] The design has sleeping accommodation for two people in two 96 in (240 cm) berths. The head is a portable type. Ventilation is provided by a single foredeck hatch. Stowage space includes a lazarette. [3]
This boat was twenty-five feet (7.62 m) long by six feet (1.83 m) wide, and was managed by three negroes,—the "steersman", who guided the boat with a long and powerful oar; the headsman, who stood on the bow to direct the steersman by waving his arms; and an extra hand, who assisted with an oar in the eddies and smooth parts of the river.
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Boat Type Class Marking Marking description Mirror: Red Italic Capital letter M on a crescent section of a circle Redwing: 18. White Number on a dark red sail Rhodes 19: An "R" surrounded by a "19", arranged to fit the contour of a circle Sonar: Six horizontal bars of progressively larger thicknesses, from top to bottom
A smack was a traditional fishing boat used off the coast of Britain and the Atlantic coast of America for most of the 19th century and, in small numbers, up to the Second World War. Many larger smacks were originally cutter-rigged sailing boats until about 1865, when smacks had become so large that cutter main booms were unhandy. The smaller ...
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