Model depicted is 1/12 scale, representing about 40 feet.- editor.

"The early New England fishermen, (vessels) built at Essex, Ipswich, Gloucester, Newburyport and elsewhere, were small shore-fishermen, decked double-enders or square-rigged two-masters. The off-shore fishing in colonial times and up until after the War of 1812 was not a regular business as sufficient fish could be obtained nearer home."

"From prior to the Revolution, schooners were employed in the fisheries, but the greatest part of the business was carried on in the little "Chebacco-boats" and half-decked and open shallops of the colonial period."

"The "Chebacco-boat," named for the parish of Chebacco (now Essex) in the town of Ipswich where the type is said to have originated, was a sharp-sterned boat with a pink-stern; while the "Dogbody" was square-sterned."

"Both types had the same rig, that of the "cat-schooner," without bowsprit or jib. They were rarely over 40 feet on deck and usually had two or more cockpits or "standing-rooms" in which the crew stood when fishing."

"Some of the largest were flush-decked, however, and one of the "Chebacco-boats," the Fame, became a privateer in the War of 1812."

"These two types, "Chebacco-boat" and "Dogbody," remained in favor until about 1820, when the former developed into the "Jigger," later called the "Pinky." The "Jigger" was also referred to as "full-rigged" as it had a bowsprit and jib."

The "Dogbody" was gradually replaced by the "Pinky" and the small square-sterned schooners."