VAGABOND, Brooklyn, NY – 1939 Although most of the attention in Sheepshead Bay focused on the party boat fleet, there were several small charter boats available for hire on a daily basis. This 1939 advertising postcard for the "VAGABOND" is a good example of one of these charter boats. Built in 1927 at Noank, CT, she was operated by Captains Dan Quinn and John Engelbrecht. Notice the harpoon nested in her bow pulpit. (Back then you never knew when you were going to spot a basking Swordfish or Sturgeon in the local waters.)