CHAPTER XVI 
SAILING CRAFT AND MOTOR-PUNTS 
WHATEVER steam and other mechanical power may have done 
regarding the ousting of sailing vessels for cruising purposes, 
it still has to put aside the sailing craft for wildfowling. The 
chief drawback to a steam yacht is the probability of having to 
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run long distances for coal. Other items are extra cost of 
working a steam vessel for this sport, mechanical repairs, etc. 
If asteam vessel is selected, it should be one that will not draw 
too much water and will ‘‘take ground” safely, whether hard 
or soft. Nothing to the tired fowler is more unpleasant than 
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