444 THE FOWLER IN IRELAND. 



CHAPTER XXIII. 



Fowling-punts Explanatory Notes Building and Dimensions, with 

 Directions in the use of Plans of Gondola and Light-draught 

 Boat. 



THE round of the gunbeam in a punt shows the 

 curve and height of the decks above the sides, as 

 all the deck- rafters fore and aft are cut by and take 

 their shape from this one, though their lengths 

 vary. The thickness of the coaming in a double 



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GUNBEAM. 



Showing how to measure curve of decks above sides. 



punt should be |in., in a single fin., and only 

 slightly flared outwards, or they will cast a shadow 

 on the deck. 



The difference in length between the measure- 

 ment over all, and on floor, gives the rake of stem 

 and stern ; the former always to be given an 

 inch more rake than the latter. The width of a 

 deck-rafter or a floor-timber means its measure 

 taken across the surface when in position ; its depth, 



