Catboats developed in the 1870s around Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and generally characterized by a 2:1 beam to length ratio, high freeboard, large cockpit, perpendicular square stern, and large outboard rudder; first built for fishing and later used as pleasure craft. Distinguished from "Great South Bay catboats" which have a lower freeboard, narrower beam, and a counter stern.
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Cape Cod cat boats
Cape Cod cats
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cat-boats, Martha's Vineyard
catboats, Cape
catboats, Cape Cod
catboats, Martha's Vineyard
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cats, Cape Cod
cats, Crosby
Crosby cats
Martha's Vineyard cat-boats
Martha's Vineyard catboats
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