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Boat-Building and Boating
PREFACE
CONTENTS
Boat-Building and Boating
BOAT-BUILDING AND BOATING
CHAPTER I HOW TO CROSS A STREAM ON A LOG
How to Build a Logomaran
A Logomaran
If You Have an Auger and No Nails
Fibrous Inner Bark
How to Make a Fibre Rope
A Dunnage Crib
How to Build a Logomaran
A Logomaran
If You Have an Auger and No Nails
Fibrous Inner Bark
How to Make a Fibre Rope
A Dunnage Crib
CHAPTER II HOME-MADE BOATS
The Crusoe Raft
The Chump's Raft
A Chump's Raft of Logs
The Crusoe Raft
The Chump's Raft
A Chump's Raft of Logs
CHAPTER III A RAFT THAT WILL SAIL
The Deck
The Sail
The Keelig
The Deck
The Sail
The Keelig
CHAPTER IV CANOES
Slab Canoe
The Dugout
How to Build a Siwash Canoe
How to Make a White Man's Dugout Canoe
Slab Canoe
The Dugout
How to Build a Siwash Canoe
How to Make a White Man's Dugout Canoe
CHAPTER V CANOES AND BOATING STUNTS
Old Shells
Checks or Cracks
The Cause of Upsets
The Delights of a Shell
Stand Upright In a Shell
How to Land Where There Is No Float
How to Embark Where There Is No Float
Ozias Dodge's Umbrella Canoe
How the Canoe Was Built
Will Last for Years
Old Shells
Checks or Cracks
The Cause of Upsets
The Delights of a Shell
Stand Upright In a Shell
How to Land Where There Is No Float
How to Embark Where There Is No Float
Ozias Dodge's Umbrella Canoe
How the Canoe Was Built
Will Last for Years
CHAPTER VI THE BIRCH-BARK
The Tree
Dimensions
Bark
Difference in the Bark
Process of Peeling
Toasting
The Roll
Effects of Heat
The Woodwork
Ribs
Lining Strips
Seasoning
The Bed
Building
To Soften the Bark
Bow-piece
Patching and Pitching
Leaks
Bottom Protection
A Canvas Canoe
To Paddle a Canoe
To Carry a Canoe
The Tree
Dimensions
Bark
Difference in the Bark
Process of Peeling
Toasting
The Roll
Effects of Heat
The Woodwork
Ribs
Lining Strips
Seasoning
The Bed
Building
To Soften the Bark
Bow-piece
Patching and Pitching
Leaks
Bottom Protection
A Canvas Canoe
To Paddle a Canoe
To Carry a Canoe
CHAPTER VII HOW TO BUILD A PADDLING DORY
How to Calk a Boat so That It Won't Leak
How to Calk a Boat so That It Won't Leak
CHAPTER VIII THE LANDLUBBER'S CHAPTER
Red and Green Lights
Parts of a Sail
How to Steer a Boat
How to Sail a Boat
To Sail Close-hauled
Coming About
In a Thunder-storm
What to Do
To Reef Without Lowering Sail
The Reef or Square Knot
To Shake Out a Reef
Lights for Canoe
Some Do Nots
It is Necessary to Learn to Swim
Boating-Clothes
How to Make a Bathing-Suit
Sunburn
Clothes for Canoeing
Stick to Your Boat
Life-Preservers
Red and Green Lights
Parts of a Sail
How to Steer a Boat
How to Sail a Boat
To Sail Close-hauled
Coming About
In a Thunder-storm
What to Do
To Reef Without Lowering Sail
The Reef or Square Knot
To Shake Out a Reef
Lights for Canoe
Some Do Nots
It is Necessary to Learn to Swim
Boating-Clothes
How to Make a Bathing-Suit
Sunburn
Clothes for Canoeing
Stick to Your Boat
Life-Preservers
CHAPTER IX HOW TO RIG AND SAIL SMALL BOATS
How to Make a Lee-Board for a Canoe
How to Rig and Sail Small Boats
Simplest Rig Possible
Leg-of-Mutton Rig
The Latteen Rig
The Cat-Rig
How to Make a Sail
Hints to Beginners
How to Make a Lee-Board for a Canoe
How to Rig and Sail Small Boats
Simplest Rig Possible
Leg-of-Mutton Rig
The Latteen Rig
The Cat-Rig
How to Make a Sail
Hints to Beginners
CHAPTER X MORE RIGS OF ALL KINDS FOR SMALL BOATS
The Cat
The Sloop
Racing Sloops
Jib and Mainsail
Schooner Rig
The Balance Lug
The Standing Lug
Leg-of-Mutton Sail
The Buckeye
Sliding Gunter
Sharpies
The Sprit Leg-of-Mutton Sail
The Dandy Jigger, or Mizzen Rig
The Lateen Rig
The Ship
The Cat
The Sloop
Racing Sloops
Jib and Mainsail
Schooner Rig
The Balance Lug
The Standing Lug
Leg-of-Mutton Sail
The Buckeye
Sliding Gunter
Sharpies
The Sprit Leg-of-Mutton Sail
The Dandy Jigger, or Mizzen Rig
The Lateen Rig
The Ship
CHAPTER XI KNOTS, BENDS, AND HITCHES
How to Make a Horse-Hair Watch-Guard
Miscellaneous
Whiplashes
Splices, Timber-Hitches, etc.
How to Make a Horse-Hair Watch-Guard
Miscellaneous
Whiplashes
Splices, Timber-Hitches, etc.
CHAPTER XII HOW TO BUILD A CHEAP BOAT
The Yankee Pine
How to Build a Better Finished Boat
Side-Boards
Spreader
The Stem-piece
Don't
The Seats
The Keel-Board
The Skeg
To Fasten on the Skeg
A Guard Rail
To Transform an Ordinary Skiff or Scow Into a Sailing-Boat
The Yankee Pine
How to Build a Better Finished Boat
Side-Boards
Spreader
The Stem-piece
Don't
The Seats
The Keel-Board
The Skeg
To Fasten on the Skeg
A Guard Rail
To Transform an Ordinary Skiff or Scow Into a Sailing-Boat
CHAPTER XIII A "ROUGH-AND-READY" BOAT
The Stern-piece
Use Rope for Binding
Planing the Bottom
The Deck
Ready for the Water
How to Make the Sail
How to Reef Her
The Stern-piece
Use Rope for Binding
Planing the Bottom
The Deck
Ready for the Water
How to Make the Sail
How to Reef Her
CHAPTER XIV HOW TO BUILD CHEAP AND SUBSTANTIAL HOUSE-BOATS
A Unique Navy
Some of These House-Boats
Big Square Sails
House-Boat as a Fashionable Fad
A Flat-Bottomed Scow
Building Material
Centrepiece
The Sides of the House-Boat
Make Four End-Pieces
Now for the Bottom
The Bumpers
The Hull May Now Be Painted
Twenty-Odd Ribs
The Cabin of this House-Boat
Deck-Ribs
The Boat May Now Be Launched
The Keel
Side-Supports for the Cabin May Be Erected
Use Ordinary Flooring
The Hatch
Upper Deck
The Rafters
Box In Your Cabin
This Roof
To Contrive a Movable Front
The Rudder
A Pair of Rowlocks
Two or More Ash Poles
The Locker
A More Simple Set of Plans
Canvas-Cabined House-Boat
Information for Old Boys
The Cost of House-Boats
For People of Limited Means
Street-Car Cabins
FOOTNOTE:
A Unique Navy
Some of These House-Boats
Big Square Sails
House-Boat as a Fashionable Fad
A Flat-Bottomed Scow
Building Material
Centrepiece
The Sides of the House-Boat
Make Four End-Pieces
Now for the Bottom
The Bumpers
The Hull May Now Be Painted
Twenty-Odd Ribs
The Cabin of this House-Boat
Deck-Ribs
The Boat May Now Be Launched
The Keel
Side-Supports for the Cabin May Be Erected
Use Ordinary Flooring
The Hatch
Upper Deck
The Rafters
Box In Your Cabin
This Roof
To Contrive a Movable Front
The Rudder
A Pair of Rowlocks
Two or More Ash Poles
The Locker
A More Simple Set of Plans
Canvas-Cabined House-Boat
Information for Old Boys
The Cost of House-Boats
For People of Limited Means
Street-Car Cabins
FOOTNOTE:
CHAPTER XV A CHEAP AND SPEEDY MOTOR-BOAT
The Stern-Board
Transcriber's Notes:
The Stern-Board
Transcriber's Notes:
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