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26ft. Merryman Type Pulling/Sailing Lifeboat Designed by Captain J.H. Merryman, USRM as a smaller, lighter-weight version of the standard model pulling/sailing lifeboat used by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Self-righting and self-bailing. Dimensions (vary slightly by builder): 26ft. 8in. overall length, 7ft. 3.5in. extreme beam, 3ft. 8in. depth amidships from underside of iron keel to upper edge of gunwale; weight 3343lbs. loaded; 4 thwarts for 8 ash oars rowed in double-banked configuration; standing lug or sprit sailing rig; double-diagonal planked wood hull of mahogany or cedar planking over white oak frames, copper fastened. |  |
 | Dobbins Type Pulling Lifeboat Designed in 1878 by David P. Dobbins, superintendent of the USLSS’s 9th District of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Self-righting and self-bailing. Dimensions (varied somewhat by builder and intended operating station assignment): 24-32ft. overall length, 6-7.5ft. beam, 2ft. 4in. depth amidships; weight 2000lbs. for the smaller versions up to 8540lbs for the 32ft. boats; 4 thwarts (5 total) for eight oars rowed in double-banked configuration; carvel-built hull of pine or cedar planking over oak frames, copper fastened. |
34ft. Merryman Type Pulling/Sailing Lifeboat Later, enlarged version of the earlier 26ft. Merryman type lifeboat. Self-righting and self-bailing. Dimensions: 34ft. 0in. overall length, 8ft. 0in. maximum beam, 3ft. 6in. depth of hold; 5 thwarts for 10 oars rowed in double-banked configuration; sailing rig of two-masts with jib, sprit foresail, and mainsail; displacement 4tons; double-diagonal planked wood hull of mahogany planks over oak frames. |  |
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