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THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER 



9 m. 



Thickness of knees (elm) and floor timbers (oak) 



Thickness of bottom planks 



Thickness of side planks 



Thickness of deck planks 



Thickness of coaming 



Deck rafters, 2 in. by ij in. (oak), 16 in. apart. 



Gun-beam, 4 in. by 2 in. (oak). 



Stem and stern chocks (oak). 



Specification of Single-handed Gunning-Punt. 

 Length . . . . . 18 ft. 



Length of bottom 



Beam over decks . . . 



Width across both (widest part) 

 Depth of sides (vertical at widest part) 

 Height at stem 

 Height at stern 



Width of cockpit (widest part) 

 Length of cockpit 

 Length of afterdeck . 

 Round on foredeck at gun-beam 

 Height from floor to top of gun-beam 

 Height from floor to main deck rafter aft 

 Kammel on bottom . 

 Spring on bottom 



Thickness of knees (elm) and floor timbers (oak), 

 Thickness of bottom planks 

 Thickness of side planks 

 Thickness of deck planks 

 Thickness of coaming planks . 

 Deck rafters i^ in. by i in. (oak), 15 in. apart. 

 Gun-beam 3^ in. by ij in. (oak). 

 Stem and stern chocks (oak ). 



I J in., 16 in. apart. 

 J in. yellow pine. 

 ^ in. yellow pine. 

 ^ in. yellow pine. 

 "1% in. yellow pine. 



16 ft. 



2 ft. 2 in. 



6 in. 

 6i in. 



7 in. 



1 ft. 8 in. 



8 ft. 3 in. 



2 ft. 9 in. 

 sin. 



13 in. 



9 in. 

 I J in. 

 2i in. 



, 1 5 in. apart. 

 I in. yellow pine. 

 i in. yellow pine, 

 ^'j- in. yellow pine. 

 ^ in. yellow pine. 



Gunning'- Punt : decks removed to show position of side knees, floor timbers, gun-beam, 



and stem and stern chocks 



Other details may be gleaned from the drawings. To 

 construct a punt properly the services of a skilled woodworker 

 and his tools are indispensable. 



