Building a Spoedy fe%cht 







PtAK HALYARD BLOCK 3' 



FOUR-EYtD BAND 

 ONE-EYED BAND 

 THROAT BLOCK 3 

 THROAT HALYARD 



JIB RINGS I - 



/INY one who is at all hand),- with 

 AA tools and has the ability to build 

 any kind of a boat, will find it easy 

 to construct a first-class ice-yacht from 

 the sketches and scale drawings given. 

 This particular type of craft is a splendid 

 a 1 1 - round 

 model and is 

 known among 

 ice-boat men 

 as a "wire- 

 boat," because 

 the wire ruys 

 run from end 

 to end. This 

 form of con- 

 struction 

 makes a very 

 rigid and 

 strong boat, 

 capable of 

 standing up in 

 the heaviest 

 weather, yet 

 showing plen- 

 ty of speed in 

 light winds. 

 The construc- 

 tion is clearly 

 shown in the 

 illustration. 



The details 

 for making the 

 backbone or 

 keel are given 

 in the drawing. 

 It is necessary 

 that onl}' the 

 \ery best quali- 

 ty of lumber 



FOUR 

 tYLD 

 BAND 



4-. 



GUY WIRE 

 EYEBOLT 

 rOUR-tYLD 

 BAND 4' 



BUTT-BLOCKS 

 OAK 



GUY WIRE 

 EYEBOLT 



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AFTER 

 DECK 



Elevation and plan of the ice-yacht with dimensions 

 and parts named showing their relation to one another 



should be used, clear 

 white pine being the first choice. Spruce 

 however, makes a very good substitute, antl 

 white cedar is also used to some e.xtent, 



but it must be the clear white cedar of the 

 North; southern cedar is less durable for 

 this purpose. The backbone is 25 ft. long, 

 10 in. wide in the widest part and 4 in. 

 thick throughout. The stern-end of the 

 timber is cut on a bevel as shown, while 

 the forward end is finished with 

 a 6-in. round taper. 



For the runner-plank, spruce 

 2 in. thick should be used. First 

 quality stock, free from knots or 

 checks must be used. A plank 

 12 ft. long, 12 in. wide and 2 

 in. thick will be needed. 

 Taper the plank to 10 in. 

 wide at the ends. The 

 \ runner-plank is solidly 

 fastened to the 

 \ underside of the 

 backbone with 

 a ^-in. car- 

 riage-bolt in 

 the center and 

 two U-shaped 

 strap-bolts on 

 each side. 



In bolting 

 the runner to 

 the backbone 

 it is very im- 

 portant to 

 fasten it at ab- 

 solutely right 

 angles. Any 

 departure 

 from the per- 

 fect angle, how- 

 ever slight it 

 may be, is sure 



to injure the sailing qualities of the boat. 

 To insure accuracy, it is a good plan to 

 clamp the two pieces together in the 

 correct position with two or three hea\">' 



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