Moving down another notch in stature, we have two sizeable open boats. This 35' boat is a New Haven Oyster Tonging Sharpie. In use, it would be moored over the oyster bed by stakes driven into the bottom. Two men using tongs with 20' handles would pick up oysters from the sea bottom and dump them in the boat. Fully loaded, she would hold 150-175 bushels of oysters.
Additional pictures show bow and stern detail of the sharpie.
This is a whale boat. This boat is set up for the Seaport's demonstrations with a tub of line. The whaleboat's spars and oars are lying on the dock in the foreground. In the background, you can see several of the buildings that comprise the Seaport's reconstruction of a New England seaside town. We have finally gotten to the small boats.