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Hope (sloop)

Hope is an oyster sloop that was completed in 1948. It is believed to be the last sail-powered oystering vessel built on the Long Island Sound. Hope is long, including the bowsprit, and at the waterline. Its beam is , and it draws with the centerboard up. Hope is gaff rigged, 'V'-bottomed and has an centerboard. Hope's shallow draft facilitated shoal water work.

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Hope is an oyster sloop that was completed in 1948. It is believed to be the last sail-powered oystering vessel built on the Long Island Sound. Hope is long, including the bowsprit, and at the waterline. Its beam is , and it draws with the centerboard up. Hope is gaff rigged, 'V'-bottomed and has an centerboard. Hope's shallow draft facilitated shoal water work.

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