Smith Island Crabbing Skiff

Smith Island Crabbing Skiff (HM2JY9)

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N 38° 47.273', W 76° 13.192'

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Smith Island watermen used boats like this to sail to their crabbing grounds, where they caught soft crabs with a dip net. Although engine-powered boats appeared in the area around 1907, sailing skiffs such as this continued to be used in the commercial crab fishery until World War II.

Later in life, this skiff was used for pleasure and was later found stored in a Pennsylvania barn. She has been restored to her original configuration, including the green deck paint.


Built: c. 1925, Smith Island, MD
Length: 18ft, 11in (5.5m)
Beam: 6 ft, 1in (1.85m)
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HM NumberHM2JY9
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Placed ByChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
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Date Added Monday, August 26th, 2019 at 5:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 394053 N 4293944
Decimal Degrees38.78788333, -76.21986667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 47.273', W 76° 13.192'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 47' 16.38" N, 76° 13' 11.52" W
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