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DUCK SHOOTING. 



with water, and placing them on either side of the 

 centreboard trunk, sink the sneak boat until its deck is 

 awash. 



The following description of one of these boats is 

 taken from Forest and Stream: 



Fio. 4. 



SNEAK BOAT. 



a, a — apron, i, i, i shows where it is nailed to deck, h, b — 

 Cockpit, c — Trunk, d, d, d — Stool rack, e, e — Rowlocks. Fig. 

 4 shows rowlocks. 



Length, 12 feet; width amidships, 4 feet; width of 

 stern, 2 feet 9^ inches ; depth of stern, 7 inches. Sprung 

 timbers, all of one pattern, 9-16 x 13-16 inch; distance 

 apart, 8 inches ; deck timbers, natural bend, i x 7-9 inch. 



