[BenLurkin]

I guess it was fairly common?

The earliest Lurkins came over in 1640. Don’t know what ship and it never occurred to me that they might have made the trip in something that small.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I was surprised to learn they sailed it across the ocean. Of course, Columbus' first ships weren't much bigger. The Nina and the Pinta were 50 to 70 feet. His flagship Santa Maria was 117 feet. The Mayflower was 80–90 ft on deck, 100–110 ft overall.

The story of Benedict Arnold's fleet on Lake Champlain 150 years later is quite fascinating. He built ships on the lake. The British disassembled their warships and hauled them to the head of the lake where they reassembled them. One of the best books about that episode and the battle is Rabble in Arms write in 1933 by Kenneth Roberts. The book concerns the events leading up to the Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga, but a a memorable part of the story is devoted to Benedict Arnold’s construction of a fleet of American ships on Lake Champlain that engaged a more powerful British fleet at the Battle of Valcour Island and bought needed time for the American forces. The naval battle delayed the British one season and enabled the victory at Saratoga.