HMCo #1149s Pig in a Bag

"[1929-09-16] Mon 16: ... Begin work in shop of Development Class boats for G[eorge] N[ichols] [#1149s Pig in a Bag] & J[unius] M[organ] [#1148s]. ...
[1935-11-26] Tue 26: [Thermometer] 46 - 36 - 41 [degrees]. Very fine & nearly clear. ... Sidney tried new rig in Geo. Nichols's Development [boat, Pig in a Bag #1149s]. Found [that] mast [was] not correctly stayed. Mr Nichols called later.
[1935-11-30] Sat 30: [Thermometer] 43 - 37 - 37 [degrees]. Fair & part[ly] overcast. Fresh NW [wind]. Sidney had successful trial of G. Nichols boat [#1149s Pig in a Bag].
[1935-12-02] Mon 2: [Thermometer] 41 - 29 - 35 [degrees]. Fog early then clear & fine. Mod[erate to fresh NNW to N [wind]. ... Sidney took last sail in G. Nichols's boat [#1149s Pig in a Bag?] before shipping [it] to Miami." (Source: Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Diary, 1929 to 1935. Manuscript (excerpts). Diary access courtesy of Halsey C. Herreshoff.)

"Herreshoff Mfg. Co.
Development Class.
Design I Sept. 14, 1929.
Design II Sept. 18, 1929.
Design III Oct. 8, 1929.
...
Model # II [Model 1533].
Development Class.
No [blank. I.E. #1149s].
Same specifications as for Model # I [i.e. Model 212 for #1148s:
Scale of model 1/12th.
Timber spaces, 10" except for length of centre-board 6 2/3".
Mould spaces 20" with mould # 1 10" aft of zero.
Timbers are to be set 5" forward and 5" aft of mould spaces, except between moulds #5 & 9 to be 3 1/3" away from mould spaces and also midway.
In making moulds deduct for planking only 5/16".
Keel 1 1/8" thick of white oak, 7" wide at mid length, 3/8" below planking.
Planking white cedar 5/16 thick, to be either lap-seam or batten seam as directed.
If lap-seam to be 10 strakes including sheer strake lapped 7/8", scarfed so to show about 1/16" outside.
If batten-seam, battens cedar 5/16" x 1 3/8". Lay off for 8 strakes and set battens into moulds.
Timbers white oak 11/16 sq.
Stem, white oak steamed & bent, 1 3/4" sided, 2" moulded (siding greater at top).], except
thickness of keel to be 1 1/4" with 1/2" below planking.
(This model is nearly flat floored, with deeper bilge and same beam nearly, as # 1 model.)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. [Pencilled note in Offset Booklet HH.4.197.] Haffenreffer-Herreshoff Collection, MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA.)

"Coconut Grove, Fla. N. G. Herreshoff Bristol, R. I. Jany 19 - 1929. {1929/01/19} Dear Francis - About the Development boats - I have been amusing myself and have worked up two designs, and the models of hulls will be sent you by parcels port, and rather crude pencil sketches of rigs I am inclosing with this, - all of which please accept, as representing the ideas of an old man who has done a lot of sailing in boats of this class. Model A with perhaps the sheer raised forward - like B - w'ld probably make the most satisfactory boat for general use, but I am inclined to think B w'ld be fastest in racing, and particularly in light winds. B has sections almost like Coquina [#404s], but a little rounder forward, - so waterline is not so hollow. Coquina is about 16 1/2' over all and 15' w.l. - so is about 2 1/2' shorter than these models. I have not the weights of Coquina with me but from memory - hull, bare, was about 260 lbs. - metal c.l. 35. - rudder & oars, 15. = 310 lbs. small rig (120 square') Sand bags - 175 Self - 160 Total - 690. My estimate for boats from these models, if cedar planked and reasonably light wood decks & wood c.b. [centerboard] are [Chart showing lbs of Hull complete, Rig, Crew-(2), Ballast] [p2] The w.l. drawn on models roughly indicate displacements, including keel & rudder of 730 lbs for A and 770 lbs for B. Roughly calculated the wetted surfaces are, - for [Chart showing sqft of Hull -, Keel & rudder, 1/2 centreboard, sail area, Wetted surface] The inclined waterline on models is at 15o The sail plan for A is what I consider a good useful one and not difficult or expensive to make I would make the masts round and hollow, and the yards hollow and round section unless it thought desirable to give it form as shown on drawing for B. You will notice I have placed the masts well apart, so the mizzen will get clear wind as possible, and also the clues very high up, so to get equal effectiveness at upper & lower part of luff of sails. The sprit-boom is double with a traveler for seperating the forward end, which thrusts against rollers in jaws, and intended to have the boom slide to leaward when tacking, and give the sail a clear draft. I believe this arrangement will work well. You will notice the reef does not include the clue, and makes reefing simpler. The Mizzen to have two sheets and the one to weather quarter to be the effective one, and the line end of to run forward along side to be belayed about abrest the centre-board. The main sheet to have standing end on the mizzen mast as high up as is conveniant [p3] to reach - or that sets the sail properly. (It is supposed the mizzen boom jaw will be raised to hight to give proper set to mizzen.) When the mainsail is reefed, the the main boom jaw will have to be raised some higher along luff of sail, and the standing end of main sheet shifted to floor just aft of c.l. casing. I have found it much better and safer to abandon using a tiller, and have instead, ropes that lead to proper position of helmsman, - when near amidships and hiking out to windward. It riquires 6 good easy running blocks - 2 with beckets - with good dia. of sheaves, and ample in size for 1/4" or 9/32" dia. rope. Two leading blocks should be on the thwart way out to the side, so the rope will lead across forward of mizzen mast, and have a handle at middle of it with a take-up arrangement to adjust tension of ropes. I used cotton rope that had been run thru melted paraffince with surplus well wiped off. With a rig almost like A that I had on 'Lantana' [#192101es] - the 14'9" boat I bought from you, and rigged up to use during our southern cruises, - I found it very conveniant indeed, and the sails very efficint, so that she was a very good sailer. In her I carried some stationary ballast, - about 200 lbs of sand in 2 meal bags, placed each side of centreboard near forward end, and 2 small sand bags carried aft when alone and forward when with 1 or 2 persons - who were aft the mizzen mast, my steering position being forward of mizzen mast always, The Racing Rig I have been trying to develope has some new features, beside copying yours of very [p4] short masts and long curved yards, but keeping lengths so they can be stowed on board. You will see I have attempted to stream-line the combined sections of mast and yard in parts that they lap, making lower part of mast circular and stream-lined the sections of yard, above mast. Masts have extra length at top to be able to set sails very high up in light breezes, and also arranged to set lower than normal position in fresh winds. I intended to have masts set thru antifriction rings set in partners, and a pintle at lower end - so that masts revolve with yards I see no reason why the stream-lined yard with luff of sail pulled thru bulbed groove made in aft side of yard should not be practical. It is intended to have lower end of luffrope above the tack cringle and enter the sail always at top of yard. There is no need of having much strain on luff near lower part. With the exception of setting sails high up in light airs I don't think all the extra cost of this rig is worthwhile - over what I have shown on A I tried to figure out some practical plan to have curved centre-boards which without doubt w'ld increase speed to windward, but gave it up. I think 2 centre-boards (a builge board) and a wide slotted c.l. casing at forward end should be ruled against, and possibly revolving and stream lined masts. You will notice I have no stays or shrouds, as they complicate setting and taking down masts so much. I hope you will find a little in this long letter that is interesting Your affect. father Nathl G. Herreshoff." (Source: Mystic Seaport Museum, L. Francis Herreshoff Collection, Box 17, Folder 5: Letter from N. G. Herreshoff to L. F. Herreshoff.)

"N. G. Herreshoff Coconut Grove Miami, Florida Jan. 21 1929. {1929/01/21} Dear Francis, ... I spoke to Mr. Nichols about your suggestion of publishing photos - of the Development Boats built for him and Junius Morgan. He did not make any objection, but agreed with me that it w'ld be better to wait until the experimental rigs were tried out, and found worthy ... Your affect - Father." (Source: Mystic Seaport Museum, L. Francis Herreshoff Collection, Box 17, Folder 5: Letter from N. G. Herreshoff to L. F. Herreshoff.)

"Dear Junius,
I am pleased and interested to have your kind letter of 15th. I have not heard of the little boats [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s Pig in a Bag for George Nichols] built for you & George since they were delivered which was at the time there was great interest in the Cup yachts.
Have you found your boat an interesting one to play with? George has never written of his. A year ago last summer the H.M.Co. built a boat [#1203s Cygnet] for Paul Hammond, from my designs, that was a little shorter and wider than yours and he wrote he had much fun with it and really enjoyed it more than any of his various boats.
Your proposed change of rig is interesting indeed and I will be very pleased to know how it works out, and hope George will have his boat out with standard rig to try yours and really discover if there is an advantage of the overlapping rig with sails of equal area. Also to decide which is the most conveniant rig to set up quickly and use. You know my contention had been right along, the only advantage of overlapping sails (Genoa jibs & c) comes from using more sail area than is paid for. The trouble comes from a false ruling. Spar measurement instead of sail area.
I have asked the H.M.Co. several times to try out a loose footed sail with double curved boom on one of their small crafts, but could not get them interestes, and I am glad to know you have taken it in hand. Thus far my experience it only with model yachts [#192901es Robie, #193001es Trillium and #193103es Sprite], but I believe it can be used successfully on small sailing craft and that it can be arranged to be equally conveniant is use as ordinary rigs, and for equal sail area be more efficient.
I have found no difficulty in applying the double curved boom on model yachts, excepting of course more work in making it. I am inclosing the aft end of one of the booms that I shortened which will show how it is made. Each side bar is glued up of three pieces. The outside ones of good clear spruce. I first shape a mould of a little more curcature than the finished side bar and a little longer, so the first and second layers can be tacked at the ends to place before the third piece is laid in and clamped to hold the glued pieces while drying paper must be laid first. I get the pieces out quite a little over double width, to allow for sawing in two and planing the edges after gling, and so get both sides, at one glueing.
The forward end I have made in two ways. One, the saddle to take bearing in mast, of thick and strong metal bolted to the side bars with a facing of leather to mast, and the other, as you have it with a wood block to hold the side bars, that is to be forward of the mast. [Sketch.]
In this case I make the saddle of very thin brass held bu one bolt each and that goes thru the side bars. [Sketch.] The saddle parts are bolts so it always has a true bearing on mast and needs no leather.
I hope I have not tired you in describing how I do these things, but I have had much pleasure in designing and making them, as probably you have in your work. [Pencilled letter draft on back of Yenching University letter, undated but December 17, 1932 as per NGH note on Junius Morgan letter dated December 15, 1932.]" (Source: Herreshoff, N. G. [Letter to Junius S. Morgan.] Herreshoff Marine Museum Correspondence, Folder 50 (new), 181 (old). December 17, 1932.)

"He was much interested in the Development Class of small sailboats, the rule for which was gotten up by Bill Atkin, and he designed four or five for this class. Some of these boats had different rigs of the same area, and this made them unusually interesting to race, for the rigs could be changed in a few minutes. A few of these little boats are still in existence, but they were a little delicate and required careful handling although when in the water were fast and lively, and, if properly handled, were remarkably good sea boats. It is interesting that Captain Nat at his advanced age took such interest in these light boats, and he wrote several enthusiastic letters to me about them when he was eighty-five or so." (Source: Herreshoff, L. Francis. The Wizard of Bristol. The Life and Achievements of Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, together with An Account of Some of the Yachts he Designed. New York, 1953, p. 312.)

... One of the smallest boats that was built at the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. way back in 1930 and was one of the Suicide Class, was shipped to Bristol recently to be repaired at [former HMCo employee] Harry Town's yard in Tiverton. She is the 'Pig-in-a-Bag', belonging to George Nichols of Oyster Bay, L. I. ... (Source: Anon ("See Weed"). "Ship Shape 'n Bristol Fashion." Bristol Phoenix, August 5, 1949, p. 3.)

"DURING the fall [of 1935], Herreshoff, of Bristol, has been experimenting with a somewhat different type of wishbone rig on a 20-foot Development Class boat owned by George Nichols of the New York Yacht Club. Results are said to have been highly satisfactory. The sail area of the rig is 124 square feet, of which 92 square feet are in the mainsail.
As can be seen from the pictures reproduced here, the mast is stepped on the top of the centerboard trunk on a pivot so that the streamlined spar turns with the sail, giving the advantage of continuous streamlining. The mast is 22 feet long, hollow, and weighs less than fourteen pounds. The total weight of all the spars is less than twenty pounds. This has been made possible by using a new composition of laminated woods, employing spruce and balsa, that gives surprising strength factor, with a minimum of weight. The shell on the mast is about one-quarter of an inch thick, and ..." (Source: Anon. "Developing the Wishbone Rig." Yachting, January 1936, p. 57.)

"... Development Class, where a substantial degree of freedom was granted the designer. The idea in this case was to have light craft with a specified small sail area (125 square feet), and a minimum of restriction. It was a foolish but pious hope that a rule as loose as the one used would not be exploited to near absurdity. The Development Class unfairly received the nickname, "Suicide Class." The boats were brightly taxing to handle but not vicious or dangerous. Some of the original batch of Development Class boats sailed at Coconut Grove. Others were on the North Shore of Long Island. Capt. Nat was represented in both locations with an unusual design which has been characterized as resembling a light "whale boat with a square stern and wishbone booms for main and jib." Two of these were near twins, built in 1930, for future Commodores of the NYYC, Junius S. Morgan and his brother-in-law George Nichols. One has been preserved, the Nichols boat, at the Mystic Seaport Museum; a similar third at the Herreshoff Marine Museum. [Ed. Note: CYGNET, the Development Class boat at the HMM, (The General Utility Class - hull #1203) was built and always owned by Paul Hammond until donated to the HMM.]" (Source: Streeter, John W., editorial note. In: Herreshoff, Nathanael Greene and William Picard Stephens. "Their Last Letters 1930-1938." Annotated by John W. Streeter. Bristol, R. I., ca. 1999, p. 125.)

"While their J-class America's Cup contender Weetamoe [#1147s] was under construction, brothers-in-law Junius Morgan and George Nichols had a matched pair [#1148s and #1149s] of NGH-designed, so-called Development-class boats built. NGH had been much taken with the newly formulated Development-Class Rule and carried on a lengthy correspondence with his son L. Francis about its potential in creating practical small sailing boats that could compete against one another and demonstrate the speed-giving qualities of various hulls and rigs.
The boat ... and her sister could be rigged with one, two, or three masts, and, although larger than the usual rowing craft, they were fitted with oarlocks for rowing when there was no wind.
One boat was trimmed in teak, the other in butternut; both had lifting eyes for hoisting on davits. This was the dawn of the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. wishboom era, and the sails are so fitted. One of the middle thwarts (designated as a slip-thwart on the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. construction drawing) can be removed to make space for sleeping on the floorboards. Gear can be kept dry under the afterdeck storage compartment, and steering is by tackle rather than tiller. ...
These intriguing boats must have been a relaxing alternative to the intensity of the J-boat racing that was soon to follow." (Source: Bray, Maynard and Carlton Pinheiro. Herreshoff of Bristol. Brooklin, Maine, 1989, p. 169.)

"Pig in a Bag
DEVELOPMENT CLASS
DINGHY BY N.G. HERRESHOFF HULL #1149 20' 1" x 5' 0" 1930
The tale in the Nichols family has this boat getting her name because she was bought sight unseen by George Nichols. The story goes on to say that the sight-unseen purchase was key to getting the Herreshoff yard to build a non-Herreshoff-designed J-Boat, Clinton Crane's Weetamoe. True or not, it's a good story, and Nathanael Herreshoff, then in semi-retirement, got a pair of Development Class boats built to his design. (The other went to George Nichols's brother-in-law and partner in the syndicate, Junius Morgan.) Pig's contract, dated September 19, 1929, was five days before Weetamoe's; she was shipped on the 26th of April. N.G. Herreshoff became interested in the Development Class through his son, L. Francis, and these boats permitted him to try out ideas involving aerodynamics and sail control at a modest scale.
This boat set the standard for later HMCo. efforts with other dinghies such as the Amphi-Craft, sharing with them wide side decks, user-friendly features like oar-storing brackets, and a wishbone or horizontal curved sprit rig. Pig in a Bag has five mast steps, two of them using detachable partners, giving her the potential to be sailed with rigs ranging from a sloop to a three-masted cat ketch. A removable 'slip-thwart' allows a sleeping bag to be stretched on the floorboards, and a continuous tiller line attached to the rudder lets her be steered from anywhere in the boat. A watertight compartment aft provides both buoyancy and a dry place to stow gear. Whether or not Nichols and Morgan relaxed from the rigors of America's Cup trials by racing their Development Class boats isn't recorded, but Pig proved useful enough that she was still being sailed (and bailed) until she came to Mystic Seaport.
STATUS: Good original condition with all equipment.
DONOR: Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Page in memory of George Nichols, Jr.
ACCESSION NO. 1990.74." (Source: Bray, Maynard with Benjamin A. G. Fuller and Peter T. Vermilya. Mystic Seaport Watercraft. Mystic, Connecticut, 2001, p. 36.)

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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections (full sections) on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Development Class model for 125sqft sail. O.A. 20ft 9in l.w.l. 16ft 9in. Beam 5ft 2 1/2in. (w.l. at 800lbs displ[acement] 16ft 4in). M[ar]ch 1929. (Model # 1 [Model 212] for G[eorge] N[ichols] & J[unius] M[organ] [#1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan]'. With tabulated weight study arriving at a total weight of 800lbs. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 14.9cuft = 955lbs, calculations arriving at '5/8in too deep' and a new waterline marked 'corrected w.l.'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01500. Folder [no #]. 1929-03.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections (full sections), crossed out, on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Development Class model [Model 1321 ?] for 125sqft sail. O.A. 19ft 2in l.w.l. 17ft 4in. Beam 5ft 0in. Spaces at 2/10 of w.l. = 40.0in. Scale 1/12. M[ar]ch 15, 1929 [for #1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan]'. With tabulated weight study arriving at a total weight of 775lbs. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 12.2cuft = 780lbs and note 'See other side'. On verso another set of penciled pantograph hull sections (full sections) titled 'April 10, 1928. Development Class model of M[ar]ch 15 cut over to give narrower w.l. and more curve to bottom. Overal 19ft 2in l.w.l. 17ft 3in. Beam 5ft 0in. Breadth w.l. 4ft 1in. Immersed 5 7/8in'. With tabulated weight study arriving at a total weight of 835lbs. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 13.4cuft = 862lbs and to determine wetted surface." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01510. Folder [no #]. 1929-03-15.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketched sailplan (wishboom jib and wishboom mainsail rig) with dimensions on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Rig A'. No further notes or calcuations, undated. Filed with, and related to, material for #1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan. Probably September 1929." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01590. Folder [no #]. No date (1929-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketched sailplan (wishboom jib and wishboom mainsail rig) with dimensions on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Rig B'. No further notes or calcuations, undated. Filed with, and related to, material for #1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan. Probably September 1929." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01580. Folder [no #]. No date (1929-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketched sailplan (gunter and wishboom three-mast cat rig) with dimensions on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Rig C'. No further notes or calcuations, undated. On verso penciled pantograph hull sections titled '1[st] trial, model II [Model 1533]' with caculations arriving at a displacement of 14.5cuft = 930lbs. Filed with, and related to, material for #1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan. Probably from September 1929." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01560. Folder [no #]. No date (1929-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketched sailplan (gunter and wishboom cat ketch rig) with dimensions on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Rig D'. No further notes or calcuations, undated. Filed with, and related to, material for #1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan. Probably September 1929." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01550. Folder [no #]. No date (1929-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketched sailplan (gunter and wishboom cat rig) with dimensions on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Not used. Rig E'. No further notes or calcuations, undated. Filed with, and related to, material for #1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan. Probably from September 1929." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01540. Folder [no #]. No date (1929-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sailplan of a development class boat with cat ketch rig titled 'Development Class Boat. Scale 3/4in. A copy sent to Geo[rge] Nichols, Sept[ember] 9, 1929. Rig A. Nos 1148 [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan]. 1449 [#1149s PIG IN A BAG]'. With calculations arriving at a sail area of 120.7sqft." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sailplan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0348. WRDT04, Folder 31, formerly MRDE09. 1929-09-09.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sailplan of a development class boat with sloop rig titled 'B rig. #1148 [Development Class for Junius Morgan] or 1449 [#1149s PIG IN A BAG]'. Undated (filed with sailplan for the same boats titled 'Rig A' which is dated September 9, 1929)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sailplan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0349. WRDT04, Folder 31, formerly MRDE09. No date (1929-09-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sailplan of a development class boat with sloop rig titled 'B [rig]. 1 extra [sketch] for #1148 [Development Class for Junius Morgan] or 1449 [#1149s PIG IN A BAG]'. Undated (filed with sailplan for the same boats titled 'Rig A' which is dated September 9, 1929)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sailplan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0350. WRDT04, Folder 31, formerly MRDE09. No date (1929-09-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sailplan of a development class boat with three-masted rig rig titled 'C [rig]. 1 extra [sketch] for #1148 [Development Class for Junius Morgan] or 1449 [#1149s PIG IN A BAG]'. With list of sail combinations and resulting sail areas (max. 121sqft). With sketch of sheeting method. Undated (filed with sailplan for the same boats titled 'Rig A' which is dated September 9, 1929)." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sailplan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0351. WRDT04, Folder 31, formerly MRDE09. No date (1929-09-09 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections with tracing marks on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Development Class. Model I [Model 212] for Geo. Nichols & Junius Morgan [#1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan]. Scale 1/12. Spaces 20in. Sept[ember] 14, 1929. 16ft 8in w.l.'. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 12.35cuft = 793lbs." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01480. Folder [no #]. 1929-09-14.)
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"[Item Description:] HMCo Plan 76-164. Blueprint construction plan with inboard profile, plan view and sections titled 'Development Class Boat for Messrs Geo. Nichols [#1149s PIG IN A BAG] & Junius Morgan [#1148s]'. Same as 2004.0001.00090 but with considerable more detail and more annotations in blueprint plan and with handwritten notes regarding #1148s having teak thwarts and a total weight of 417 1/2lbs." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Blueprint Construction Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0089. WRDT08, Folder 9, formerly MRDE02. 1929-09-14.)
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"[Item Description:] HMCo Plan 76-164. Blueprint construction plan with inboard profile, plan view and sections titled 'Development Class Boat for Messrs Geo. Nichols [#1149s PIG IN A BAG] & Junius Morgan [#1148s]'. Same as 2004.0001.00089 but with considerable less detail and fewer annotations in blueprint plan and without handwritten notes regarding #1148s." (Source: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. (creator). Blueprint Construction Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0090. WRDT08, Folder 9, formerly MRDE02. 1929-09-14.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections with tracing marks on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Development Class. Model II [Model 1533], not used, for Geo. Nichols & Junius Morgan [#1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan]. Scale 1/12. Spaces 20in = 16ft 8in l.w.l. Sept[ember] 17, 1929'. With 'P.S. This model was measured off and drawing made, but afterwards decided to make new model with sharper lines. Oct[ober] 8, 1929'. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 14.75cuft = 945lbs." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01460. Folder [no #]. 1929-09-17.)
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"[Item Description:] Typewritten class regulations on 'William Atkin, Naval Architect, The Mizzen Top, Huntington, N.Y.' stationery. Titled 'Huntington Yacht Club Development Class (Suicide Class)' and defining LOA (no restrictions), LWL (no restrictions), Beam, Draft, Sail area (not more than 125sqft), Spars, rig, freeboard, planking, type, decking, air tanks and general philosophy 'The idea being to develop the fastest full (within the limits of the rule) possible with 125ft of sail'. With photo marked on verso 'SPECULATOR. 10ft LOA, 5ft 6in Beam. William Atkin Design'. Undated (quite certainly sent with Junius Morgan letters of September 23 and 24, 1929 as acknowledged by NGH in his letter to Junius Morgan of September 25, 1929). Related to the design of #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s PIG IN A BAG." (Source: Atkin, William (creator). Class Rule. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01220. Folder [no #]. No date (sent 1929-09-23 or 24).)
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"[Item Transcription:] Thank you for your letters of 23rd & 24th [September 1929] and the Huntington Y.C. Development Class Rules, also photo of the Atkin designed boat. The rules or restrictions do not have much good reasoning and i believe ours are much more to the point to develop a good class.
One thing I omitted was that boats be provided with suitable eyes for lifting out and hanging from davits.
There were two of Atkins designed boat[s] at Coconut Grove, Fl. last spring and I had the opportunity of seeing and also sailing against one of them. As they came they were very poorly rigged but we fitted into one of them the rig of a 14ft class [Biscayne Bay 14-footer] I designed, having 121 sqft. Jib & mainsail. With this she sailed very well. In a breeze faster than my 18 1/2ft w.l. outside ballasted boat [#982s WATER LILY ex-LIMITED] in broad reaching & running, but not at all in it when turning to windward.
I am pleased that you will try out the three masted rig in the two boats [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s PIG IN A BAG], but I am wondering if it would not be interesting to you to also try out the jib & mainsail rig also. I would propose that you have both boats fitted with, what I may call, the standard rig. --- The Sharpie rig I first proposed then as extras. 1 - three masted rig and 1 jib & mainsail rig. --- Either rig will be fitted to either boat.
They are ready to begin planking the 1st boat [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan] this afternoon.
With kind regards ..." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.45. Correspondence, Folder 32, formerly 181. 1929-09-25.)
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"[Item Transcription:] I have just received a letter from L. Francis Herreshoff wherein he advises me that his father is designing and is building two development class boats, one for you [#1148s] and one for ex-Commodore Nichols [#1149s PIG IN A BAG].
As you probably know, this class of boats was started here in the Spring of 1928 and we are very much interested in any new boats that are built.
I am wondering if you and Mr. Nichols could be
prevailed upon to sail your boats with us during the early part
of next Spring, before you get too involved with the defense of America's cup.
We have about eleven boats of this class this year, and the more successful have been designed and built by people, who are not Naval Architects.
One rule that we have insisted upon is that the boat owners must sail their own boat and I am sure that this would not work a hardship on you for they are quite unusual things to sail.
Awaiting any advices that you can give me, I am, ..." (Source: Corwin, Hilary. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.47. Correspondence, Folder 32, formerly 181. 1929-10-08.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Typewritten letter re development boats on 'Hilary Corwin, Counselor at Law, Huntington, N. Y.' stationery marked 'Copy']
Dear Mr. Morgan:
I have just received a letter from L. Francis Herreshoff wherein he advises me that his father is designing and is building two development class boats, one for you and one for ex-Commodore Nichols [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s Pig In A Bag].
As you probably know, this class of boats was started here in the Spring of 1928 and we are very much interested in any new boats that are built.
I am wondering if you and Mr. Nichols could be prevailed upon to sail your boats with us during the early part of next Spring, before you get too involved with the defense of America's cup.
We have about eleven boats of this class this year, and the more successful have been designed and built by people, who are not Naval
Architects.
One rule that we have insisted upon is that the boat owners must sail their own boat and I am sure that this would not work a hardship on you for they are quite unusual things to sail.
Awaiting any advices that you can give me, I am,
Respectfully yours,
(Signed)
Hilary Corwin" (Source: Corwin, Hilary. Letter to Morgan, Junius. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01150. Folder [no #]. 1929-10-08.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled pantograph hull sections on verso of 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery titled 'Development Class. Model III to be used instead of model II for Geo. Nichols & Junius Morgan's two boats [#1149s Pig In A Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan]. Scale 1/12, spaces 20in = 16ft 8in l.w.l. Oct[ober] 8, 1929. With calculations arriving at a displacement of 12.9cuft = 825lbs." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Pantograph Hull Sections. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE15_01260. Folder [no #]. 1929-10-08.)
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"[Item Transcription:] I was pleased to get yours of 10th [October 1929] with inclosure of letter [dated October 8, 1929] from [Hilary] Corwin.
I am inclosing a copy of the Rules for Development and I hope you will send a copy to anyone interested. On this one I have added another paragraph which I think is important to this class.
The first boat [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan] is quite well along now and I have made a 3rd model [Model 209 at HMM], which I think is better than the 2nd [Model 1533 at HMM] and propose using it for the second boat [#1149s PIG IN A BAG].
It has been amusement to me in working out details for these boats and their rigs, and I think they will be very interesting craft when completed.
With kind regards, ..." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.49. Correspondence, Folder 32, formerly 181. 1929-10-13.)
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"[Item Description:] HMCo Plan 110-171. Penciled detail plan titled 'Details of Rig & c. Development Class [#1148s and #1149s PIG IN A BAG]. Oct. 14, 1929' showing tack strap, handle for steering rope, and Jib boom for Rig B." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE02_07020. Folder [no #]. 1929-10-14.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled detail plan titled 'Detail of Rig for Development Class Boats'. Reference to 'B & C rigs' suggest this to be for #1148s Development Class Boat for Junius Morgan and #1149s PIG IN A BAG. Undated, plan title is identical to plans at MIT dated October 15 and October 17, 1929, suggesting this plan to have been made at the same time." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE02_07070. Folder [no #]. No date (1929-10 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled detail plan titled 'For Development Class Boats for Messrs Nichols and Morgan' [#1148s and #1149s PIG IN A BAG]. With equipment list and detailed sketches showing bilge pump and ballast sandbags weighing alternatively 30 or 36lbs. Undated, other plans for these two boats were primarilly made in October 1929." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE02_07050. Folder [no #]. No date (1929-10 ?).)
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"[Item Transcription:] The first [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan] of the two development boats is ready for painting and in case you will select this boat for your own use, kindly let us know what color you would like to have her painted.
In case you would paint her Gray the way your other boats are, we would suggest that the inside should be painted in some lighter shade of gray so that all the Teak work should be kept bright.
I thought first that the boat should be varnished and not painted, but Mr. Nat seems to think that a painted boat is much easier to keep in good shape,
I hope to have this boat ready be the end of the week so that Mr. Nat can get a sail in her before he goes South, which I understand will be on Friday of next week.
We have already started to build the second boat [#1149s PIG IN A BAG] from Mr. Nat's instructions and she will probably be ready in from four to five weeks.
The work on the construction drawings for Mr. Crane's boats are coming along satisfactorily and as soon as you have heard from Michigan on how the tests have come out, kindly let us know so that we can go ahead and order material, etc.
Yours very truly, ..." (Source: Nystrom, Charles G. (Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.). Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.52. Correspondence, Folder 32, formerly 181. 1929-10-29.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [On 'N.G. Herreshoff, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida' stationery:] I was in hopes you would come to Bristol to look over the little boat [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan] before I left for Florida, but I suppose George [Nichols] has told you about her.
There are two of the 'suicide' class building here; they are about the same length as ours [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s PIG IN A BAG], but narrower and with greatest beam forward of amidships with long easy lines aft. They are roughly built. One has been put afloat and tried, and planes off very fast in fresh fair breeze, but apparently poor to windward.
For amusement I am building a model yacht [#192901es ROBIE], or at least, starting to build it, and expect it will be interesting occupation. it is to be 67in overall, 43in l.w.l., 11 1/2in beam, and [p. 2] will have 18 or 20 lbs lead on keel. Constrction nearly a miniature of that of a 25 or 30ft yacht.
The weather since we arrived here has been rather warm, close to 80deg every day, and well up in the 70s nights.
With kind regards ..." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.53. Correspondence, Folder 32, formerly 181. 1929-11-25.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [On 'N.G. Herreshoff, Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida' stationery:] It was very gratifying to receive your letter of 13th [December 1929] and to know you are pleased with the appearance of the Development Class boat that Charles Nystrom sent you photographs of [apparently #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan]. He sent me same, and they were very interesting to me. I have been in hopes to hear from him of a trial in a little breeze, but there is nothing.
The cold weather of winter is not a good time to tune up little boats --- such as adjusting the sprit booms to proper height on mast --- getting the proper tention[sic] on prodder lanyards --- adjusting tiller ropes so to work freely and still not too slack, are a few things cold fingers rebel at. So if you do not have an opportunity to [p. 2] try out the boats [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s PIG IN A BAG] until the mild weather of spring you will not loose much.
With the best wishes for a pleasant Christmas and holidays ..." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.54. Correspondence, Folder 32, formerly 181. 1929-12-20.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sailplan of an unidentified boat, probably of the development class, with wishbooms and different mast positions. With calculations, apparently for rigs number 1, 2, and 3 with mast lengths of 16ft 6in, 19ft 3in, and 15ft 6in respectively. Undated, should probably be seen in the context of NGH's development boats #1149s Pig in a Bag and #1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sailplan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MRDE02_03660. Folder [no #]. No date (1930s ?).)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Final, slightly altered, version of handwritten letter on N. G. Herreshoff stationery:] I am pleased and interested to have your letter of 15th. I have not heard of the little boats [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s PIG IN A BAG for George Nichols] built for you & George since they were delivered which was at the time there was great interest in the Cup yachts. Have you found your boat an interesting one to play with? George has never written of his. A year ago last summer the H.M.Co. built a boat [#1203s CYGNET] for Paul Hammond, from my designs that was a little shorter and wider than yours, and he wrote he had much fun with it and really enjoyed it more than any of his various boats.
Your proposed change of rig is interesting indeed and I will be very pleased to know how it works out, and hope George will have his boat out with standard rig to try yours and really discover if there is an advantage of the overlapping rig with sails of equal area. Also to decide which is the most conveniant rig to set up quickly and use. You know my contention had been right along, the only advantage of overlapping sails comes from a false ruling. That is spar measurement instead of sail area. Of course, spar measurement is more definate, but I believe a system of measuring sails that will be satisfactory is quite possible, and although more troublesome to the measurer would be very much less than the owners trouble and expense for the light sails and extra crew required to handle them.
I have asked the H.M.Co. several times to try out a loose footed sail with split and curved boom on one of their small craft, but could not get them interested, and I am glad to know you have taken it in hand. Thus far my experience is only with model yachts [#192901es ROBIE, #193001es TRILLIUM and #193103es SPRITE], but I believe it can be used successfully on small sailing craft and that it can be arranged to be equally conveniant as ordinary rigs, and for equal sail area be more efficient.
I have found no difficulty in applying the split & curved boom on model yachts, excepting of course more work in making it. I am inclosing the aft end of one of the booms that I shortened which will show how it is made. Each side bar is glued up of three pieces. The outside ones of good clear spruce and center one of cedar or light white pine. I first shape a mould of a little more curvature than the finished side bar and a little longer & over double width. First lay paper then the first strip with glie spred[sic] on face and tack at each end. The others in order, and then use plenty of clamps till dry. The stock is got out enough over double width, to allow for sawing and planing and thus get both bars at one glueing.
The forward end I have made in two ways. The first with strong metal end that acts as saddle against mast and bolted to side bars. It should have a leather facing. The other, as you have it with a wood block to hold side bars that is forward of mast. In this case I make the saddle of thin brass, held by one bolt each end that goes thru the side bars. The saddle pivots on bolts so it always has a true bearing on mast and needs no leather. I hope I have not tired you in describing how I do these things, but I have had much pleasure in designing and making them, as probably you have in your leisure hours." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.34. Correspondence, Folder 32, formerly 177. 1932-12-17.)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Penciled letter draft on back of Yenching University letter, undated but December 17, 1932 as per NGH note on Junius Morgan letter dated December 15, 1932:] I am pleased and interested to have your kind letter of 15th. I have not heard of the little boats [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan and #1149s PIG IN A BAG for George Nichols] built for you & George since they were delivered which was at the time there was great interest in the Cup yachts.
Have you found your boat an interesting one to play with? George has never written of his. A year ago last summer the H.M.Co. built a boat [#1203s CYGNET] for Paul Hammond, from my designs, that was a little shorter and wider than yours and he wrote he had much fun with it and really enjoyed it more than any of his various boats.
Your proposed change of rig is interesting indeed and I will be very pleased to know how it works out, and hope George will have his boat out with standard rig to try yours and really discover if there is an advantage of the overlapping rig with sails of equal area. Also to decide which is the most conveniant rig to set up quickly and use. You know my contention had been right along, the only advantage of overlapping sails (Genoa jibs & c) comes from using more sail area than is paid for. The trouble comes from a false ruling. Spar measurement instead of sail area.
I have asked the H.M.Co. several times to try out a loose footed sail with double curved boom on one of their small crafts, but could not get them interested, and I am glad to know you have taken it in hand. Thus far my experience is only with model yachts [#192901es ROBIE, #193001es TRILLIUM and #193103es SPRITE], but I believe it can be used successfully on small sailing craft and that it can be arranged to be equally conveniant in use as ordinary rigs, and for equal sail area be more efficient.
I have found no difficulty in applying the double curved boom on model yachts, excepting of course more work in making it. I am inclosing the aft end of one of the booms that I shortened which will show how it is made. Each side bar is glued up of three pieces. The outside ones of good clear spruce. I first shape a mould of a little more curvature than the finished side bar and a little longer, so the first and second layers can be tacked at the ends to place before the third piece is laid in and clamped to hold the glued pieces while drying paper must be laid first. I get the pieces out quite a little over double width, to allow for sawing in two and planing the edges after glueing, and so get both sides, at one glueing.
The forward end I have made in two ways. One, the saddle to take bearing in mast, of thick and strong metal bolted to the side bars with a facing of leather to mast, and the other, as you have it with a wood block to hold the side bars, that is to be forward of the mast. [Sketch.]
In this case I make the saddle of very thin brass held by one bolt each and that goes thru the side bars. [Sketch.] The saddle parts are bolts so it always has a true bearing on mast and needs no leather.
I hope I have not tired you in describing how I do these things, but I have had much pleasure in designing and making them, as probably you have in your work." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_18320. Correspondence, Folder 50, formerly 181. No date (1932-12-17).)
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"[Item Transcription:] [Handwritten signed letter on 'N.G. Herreshoff, Bristol, R.I.' stationery:] I am pleased to have your letter and interesting photo of the Development boat [#1148s], and am glad you have tried the double boom and approve of it. The next thing is to demonstrate it is perfectly practical and there is no cause to rule it out or in fact any sprit boom.
My impression is the jib that was cut for a sail to be attached to mast and gunteryard is not right when attached to a stay and so used has too much bag and you are not getting the full benefit of the rig.
I agree with you that it would be more practical to do away with shrouds and have stronger masts in this type of boat in which the rig is removed when not wanted for use.
I have been interested recently in formulating restriction rules for small sailing craft that can be kept out of water and housed when not in use, which I think would interest you.
When I get some type-copies that Chas. Nystrom has offered to make for me I will send you one and hope you will look it over and point out flaws or faults in it.
[p. 2] When you have a trial with your boat and rig with George [Nichols]'s boat [#1149s Pig-in-a-Bag] having the A rig, I will be much interested to know how it comes out.
With best regards,
Sincerely yours ... [Dated May 10, 1933 by NGH, which would have been the date of the letter he responded to --- on which NGH noted that he responded on May 12, 1933.]" (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. Letter to Morgan, Junius S. Herreshoff Marine Museum Collection Acc. 98.16. Subject Files, Folder 76, formerly 175, 176. 1933-05-12.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled profile and sailplan on brown paper 'New rig for no 1148 [#1148s Development Class for Junius Morgan] or 1149 [#1149s PIG IN A BAG. Geo[rge] Nichols. July 1935'. With 'Note. Place mast about 4 1/2in forward of where drawn and directly over post to c.b. box. Fit a hackmatack knee forward of c.b. box faed to top of present step plank' and note 'Mainsail ... = 92sqft. Jib ... = 32sqft. [Total] 124[sqft]." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sailplan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0306. WRDT04, Folder 28, formerly MRDE09. 1935-07.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled rig detail plan on brown paper showing mast, boom, sprit, and chainplate. Untitled, with note 'For Com. George Nichols' order [for #1149s PIG IN A BAG, apparently in 1935-10]'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0344. WRDT04, Folder 31, formerly MRDE09. No date (1935-10 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled rig details plan on brown paper titled 'Lever to tighten Boom Truss. Full size'. On verso more penciled constuction details of boom with mast profiles similar to those on 2004.0001.0344 which had been made for #1149s PIG IN A BAG in October 1935." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Detail Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0345. WRDT04, Folder 31, formerly MRDE09. No date (1935-10 ?).)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketch, titled 'Sketch for Aluminum alloy tube masts that intersect at head. Study for Geo. Nichols. 20ft o.a. Dinghy [#1149s Pig in a Bag] of Development Class. Not used. NGH Oct 1935.' On verso of letter by the Rhode Island Mutual Liability Insurance Company to NGH dated June 5, 1934 provided insurance rates for NGH's 1934 Plymouth Sedan automobile.." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Letter. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_47430. Drawings (Model Room), Folder 113 [?], formerly 113 [?]. 1935-10.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled spar plan on brown paper showing 'Aft end of jib sprit', 'Fore end jib sprit', 'Upper end mast gunter rig', 'Clue end main sprit', 'main sprit', 'jib sprit', 'gunter yard', 'spar forestay (not used?)' and 'mast'. Ttitled 'Spars for Gunter Rig --- Development Class. NGH Oct[ober 1935'. With note in green pencil 'Nichols 9ft 4in'. Reference to Nichols suggests a reference to #1149s PIG IN A BAG, built in 1929 for George Nichols." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Spar Plan. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0307. WRDT04, Folder 28, formerly MRDE09. 1935-10.)
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"[Item Description:] glad you feel better, was on board YANKEE for twelve days in Cowes, America's Cup in J class boats, size J may be about the low limit for a challenge for owners who do not also have a steam yacht, look forward to seeing the sketch of your suggested rig for the Development boat [apparently #1149s PIG-IN-A-BAG]" (Source: Nichols, George. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_18870. Correspondence, Folder 51, formerly 54. 1935-10-09.)
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"[Item Description:] sorry to hear that you do not feel able to undertake the new rig for the Development boat [#1149s PIG IN A BAG], Nystrom was here and told me he doubted if you would feel like doing it, he would try to get your ideas, and either he or Sidney would put them on paper and send them to me for criticism with an estimate of the cost, have another letter from [my son] George this morning, asking what progress has been made, he is obliged by the [Florida Adirondack] School [in Biscayne Bay] to write me at least once a week, and that is the usual subject of his letters" (Source: Nichols, George. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_18860. Correspondence, Folder 51, formerly 54. 1935-10-15.)
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"[Item Description:] re your proposed rig for the Development boat [apparently #1149s PIG-IN-A-BAG], only objection to it is that I fear two thirteen year old boys would find it difficult to adjust and handle, suggests alternative rig" (Source: Nichols, George. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_18820. Correspondence, Folder 51, formerly 54. 1935-10-22.)
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"[Item Description:] Gunter rig, Wirth Munroe's boats, would it be practicable to use a two piece mast like that in Cliff Mallory's dinghy, which you built for him last Spring?, want to leave the final choice of the two rigs [apparently for #1149s PIG-IN-A-BAG] to you and if you feel that the advantages of the Gunter are sufficient to overcome the objections, I hope you will proceed with your sketch, and will you please give it to Sidney to work out in detail?" (Source: Nichols, George. Letter to N.G. Herreshoff. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Item MR_18840. Correspondence, Folder 51, formerly 54. 1935-10-24.)
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"[Item Description:] Penciled sketched technical drawing on brown paper titled 'Sketch for Com. Nichols Development Boat Rig [for #1149s PIG IN A BAG]. Heel of Mast. Full size (about). N.G.H. Oct[ober] 26 1936'." (Source: Herreshoff, N.G. (creator). Penciled Sketch. Halsey C. Herreshoff Collection at the Herreshoff Marine Museum Acc. 2004.0001.0473. WRDT08, Folder 38, formerly MRDE10. 1935-10-26.)
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Note: This list of archival documents contains in an unedited form any and all which mention #1149s Pig in a Bag even if just in a cursory way. Permission to digitize, transcribe and display is gratefully acknowledged.

• Pig in a Bag (MIT Museum-made index card)
• Note: The vessel index cards comprise two sets of a total of some 3200 cards about vessels built by HMCo, with dimensions and information regarding drawings, later or former vessel names, and owners. They were compiled from HMCo's early days until 1920 and added to in later decades, apparently by Hart Nautical curator William A. Baker and his successors. While HMCo seems to have used only one set of index cards, all sorted by name and, where no name was available, by number, later users at MIT apparently divided them into two sets of cards, one sorted by vessel name, the other by vessel number and greatly expanded the number of cards. Original HMCo cards are usually lined and almost always punched with a hole at bottom center while later cards usually have no hole, are unlined, and often carry substantially less information. All cards are held by the Francis Russell Hart Nautical Collections of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Mass.

Year: 1929
E/P/S: S
No.: 1149
Amount: C.P.
Notes Constr. Record: 20 ft. Development Class.
Last Name: Morgan
First Name: Junius

Source: Vermilya, Peter and Maynard Bray. "Transcription of the HMCo. Construction Record." Unpublished database, ca. 2000.

Note: The transcription of the HMCo Construction Record by Peter Vermilya and Maynard Bray was performed independently (and earlier) than that by Claas van der Linde. A comparison of the two transcriptions can be particularly useful in those many cases where the handwriting in the Construction Record is difficult to decipher.

"Note that the HMCo construction record and MIT's vessel index card list #1149s as having been built for Junius Morgan while the HMCo-made Plan Index Card for plan 130-188 lists #1149 as having been built for George Nichols, as does the book 'Mystic Seaport Watercraft'. Pig in a Bag, which was owned by George Nichols and is owned today by Mystic Seaport Museum, should thus be assumed to be #1149s unless she carries a builder's plate stating her to be #1148s. Likewise, the Development Boat built for Junius Morgan should thus be assumed to #1148s and not #1149s.(The original ink on paper plan 76-164 (later renamed to 28-68, HH.5.2067) also carries a penciled note 'Com. Junius S. Morgan's with teak fittings', while the original ink on paper plan 76-165 (later renamed to 28-69, HH.5.2068) also carries a penciled note 'Com. Geo. Nichols with butternut fittings', confirming that, indeed #1148s was built for Junius Morgan." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 6, 2018.)

"Plan 28-69 (formerly 76-165) from which this boat was built was drawn 1929-09." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. October 26, 2009.)

Sail area as per development class maximum sail area.

Note: Research notes contain information about a vessel that is often random and unedited but has been deemed useful for future research.