With Gun ^ Rod in Canada 



While the canoe next to the motor-boat would tow 

 fairly well, owing to the stern of the motor-boat being 

 usually higher than the bow of the canoe, and thus pulling 

 the bow up out of water, the second canoe, tied to the 

 stern of the first one, had a tendency to be pulled bow 

 down instead of up, which caused trouble if there was 

 any wind or sea. 



The best way to equip a canoe for towing is to have 

 a ring fastened in either end of your canoe near the bottom 

 of the stem, or stern post. The design of the stem and 

 stern of a canoe being identical, it does not make any 

 difference which way it is towed. The ring as described 

 is really better placed in the bottom of the stern post 

 than near the bottom of the stem, so when you are using 

 your canoe for other purposes than towing, the ring will 

 not catch in the rocks or weeds when making a landing. 



A towing ring so attached permits the canoe to be towed 

 with the pull all from under her bow, which does not 

 affect her stability and enables her to be towed loaded 

 or light, without danger of capsizing either in a beam 

 sea, following sea, quartering sea, or straight in the eye 

 of the wind. 



Where more than one canoe is to be towed, fasten the 

 painter of the second through the ordinary ring in the 

 stern of the first. This pulls down on the stern of the 

 first and up on the bow of the second. Fasten the 

 painter of the third through the regular stern ring of 

 the second; this, in turn, pulls down the stern of the 

 second and pulls up the bow of the third, etc. I am 

 taking it for granted that all the canoes are rigged with a 

 special towing ring attached as advised. 



When a canoe is not rigged with the properly placed 

 towing ring and is to be towed, take a spare painter and 

 make a bridle or yoke. Tie one end of the painter to 

 either end of the forward thwart, pass it outside and 



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