472 THE FOWLER IN IRELAND. 



gunwale, 3ft. 6in. ; height of stem, 6in. ; of stern, 

 7 Jin. ; length of fore-deck, ;ft. 6in. ; after-deck, 

 3ft. 3in. ; round of gunbeam, 3in. ; height of coam- 

 ing, forward, 3^in. ; aft, 2 Jin. ; spring on floor, 2in. ; 

 kammel, fin. ; floor-timbers, of oak, fin. square, 

 and i ft. apart, a pair of knees to each alternate 

 one, -fin. to fin. thick ; floor-planks, -fin. ; sides, 

 ^in. ; decks, -fin., all yellow pine. 



Large double punt, such as I use for my iSolb. 

 gun : Over all, 22ft. 7in. ; on floor, 22ft. ; floor, at 

 widest, 3ft. 4in. ; at gunwale, 4ft. ; height of stem, 

 6in. ; of stern, 8 Jin. ; round of gunbeam, 4in. ; spring, 

 fore and aft, 2f in. ; kammel, dn. ; floor-planks, fin. ; 

 sides, fin.; deck, ^in., all yellow pine. 



When setting to fowl in a double punt, the 

 gunner lies face downwards, just clear of the gun, 

 but well up to it, so that he can place his left hand 

 on the short stock to depress it, and so elevate the 

 muzzle for a flying shot, or instantly direct it to 

 right or left as required. With his right hand he 

 can then pull the trigger-string, or shift the gun- 

 rest, should it be necessary to do so, to alter the 

 elevation. The second man (the puntsman) either 

 lies on his left side, his feet and legs well under 

 the after-deck, and sculls an oar in the after star- 

 board spur, through the portion of the coaming 

 that hinges down or takes out (see Plate 9, page 

 331), else, if the water be shallow, pushes with a 

 setting-pole (see opposite Plate, fig. 2; as well as 

 " A Shot on the Ebb," page 42). 



The best method is for him to lie down, face 

 upwards, with his head against the rail of after-deck 

 (which should be padded), and work the shorter of 

 the two paddles shown in plan of double punt 



