Boat-Building and BoatingThe author enthusiastically details construction and operation dos and don'ts for everything from simple rafts and birch-bark canoes to a small sailboat and a speedy motor-boat. Perfect for beginners with minimal skills in the art of boat-building and a valuable guide to Scouts, campers, and outdoors enthusiasts. 238 illustrations. |
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amidship angle bark bend birch-bark blade BOAT-BUILDING boom bottom bow and stern bow-piece bowsprit boys brace build cabin canoe canvas canoe catboat cedar centre centreboard centrepiece cleats cloth craft cross-bar cross-piece deck diagram dugout edge fastened feet long flat Flemish knot foot fore-and-aft rigged frame gunwale halyards helm hitch holes house-boat hull inch thick inches long inches wide inside keel lashing knot lee-board leg-of-mutton sail loop Loop knot lower luff lumber mainsail mark the point mast middle moulds notches oars paddle pegs piece plank poles port protruding raft reef reef knot ribs rope rowlocks rudder running knot schooner scow screws seat securely sheet shell shore shown in Fig shows side side-boards simple skeg sloop small boats snotter sprit square square rigged starboard stem stem-piece stern-board stern-piece stick strips tack trimmed upper upright wind windward wood Yankee pine