Popular Science Monthly 



621 



"Dirigo" pattern will hold the canoe 

 against a strong current or breeze and 

 when folded has no projecting points 

 upon which to step or which will puncture 

 the planking. You cannot walk up to 

 the bow to hoist the anchor as you could 

 aboard a rowboat, but I have found the 



Holding one end of the short line at A, 

 the canoeist snaps the galvanized snap 

 C over the anchor line, D E. Then 

 pulling in on A, he allows D E to pay 

 out until the anchor is at the bow as 

 shown in the second illustration. Then 

 A is belayed to a cleat and D payed out 

 until the anchor rests on the bottom as in 

 the third illustration when the anchor 

 rope D E is also belayed. 



To pull up the anchor, A remains be- 

 layed while D is pulled in until the anchor 

 is in the position shown in the second 

 illustration. Then A is uncleated and 

 further pulling on D brings the anchor 

 back to the canoeist as shown in diagram 

 /. When the anchor rope is unsnapped, 

 the anchor is folded and stowed. 



With this rig, which is very simple, 

 one may anchor at will in almost any sort 

 of weather and shorten or lengthen the 

 cable to suit varying conditions without 

 leaving one's seat. Do not be afraid to 



An anchor is a great convenience, especially when it is attached 

 as shown for handling it entirely from the seat of a canoe 



following rig effective for the purpose. 



From a ship chandler, get a lignum 

 vitae bull's-eye with an eye diameter of 

 l^ in. Then get a brass screw-eye whose 

 interior diameter is that of the outside 

 diameter of the bull's-eye at the bottom of 

 the groove which surrounds it. Using a 

 cold chisel, carefully open the screw-eye 

 sufficiently to insert the bull's-eye, then 

 with the aid of a vise, seat the screw-eye 

 firmly in the groove of the bull's-eye. Set 

 this device crosswise in the center of the 

 forward deck 



and run a I4- 3 



in. cotton 

 rope through 

 it, the rope's 

 length should 

 be twice that 

 of the canoe- 

 ist's distance 

 from the bow 

 when occupying the rear seat. This is 

 shown at A. B. C. At A tie a knot 

 which can not pass through the bull's- 

 eye, at C fasten a galvanized snap hook 

 through which the anchor line runs 

 easily. 



Layout of the ordinary canoe 

 of the seats and the thwarts. 



use a good long ■' ■ — 



anchor line, — 50 ft. 



will be none too long — and will allow the 



anchor to hold against a current or 



breeze which would cause the canoe to 



drag if a shorter cable were attached. 



On calm waters, in calm weather, or 

 with a moderate stern breeze, a single- 

 handed canoeist with no luggage aboard, 

 should turn the canoe stern first and sit 

 on the bow seat facing the stern which is 

 now the bow or on a cushion leaning 



against 

 thwart 1. 

 From either 

 position the 

 canoe trims 

 well with 

 but one man 

 aboard, the 

 chance to 

 change from 

 one position to the other at will is very 

 restful and aads greatly to one's endur- 

 ance on a fairly long run 



When running into a strong breeze or 

 with a quartering wind, which catches the 

 bow and swings it around, sit in front of 



showing the relative positions 

 Seats are for calm weather use 



