SKIFFS AND SNEAK BOATS. $$9 



Cockpit, inside measurement, length, 3 feet 4 inches; 

 width at bow and stern, i8| inches; amidships, 19 

 inches. Combing, height of inside at bow and stern, 

 2f inches ; amidships, 2 inches. From bottom of comb- 

 ing to top of ceiHng, 13 inches. Trunk on port side, 

 set slanting to take a 1 5-inch board trunk placed along- 

 side and abaft of forward corner of combing. Boards 

 of boats, white cedar, f inch; deck, narrow strips, 

 tongued and grooved. Rowlocks, height, 6 inches, 

 from combing, 9 inches; middle of to stern, 4 feet 7 

 inches, made to fold down inboard and to fasten up 

 with a hook. Stool racks run from rowlocks to stern, 

 notched at ends into fastenings of rowlocks, also 

 notched at corners and hooked together, rest against a 

 cleat on deck outside, and are hooked to the deck in- 

 side. In a heavy sea the apron is used. It is held up 

 by a stick from peak to combing. Thus rigged, the 

 boat has the reputation of being able to live as long 

 as oars can be pulled. The apron is tacked to the deck 

 about two-thirds its length. The wings are fastened 

 to the top and bottom of the rowlocks. Mast hole, 2f 

 inches; 2 inches from combing. Drop of sides from 

 top to deck, 51^ inches; dead-rise, 8 inches. Over cock- 

 pit a hatch is placed. Everything connected with the 

 boat is placed inside, gunners often leaving their guns, 

 etc., locking the hatch fast. The boats sail well and, 

 covered with sedge, are used to shoot from. With the 

 hatch on, a person can be protected from rain ; and with 

 blankets, can be accommodated with a night's lodging. 

 A variety of boats and canoes used on the lakes and 



