474 THE FOWLER IN IRELAND. 



GONDOLA. (See opposite Plate.) 



Length over all 23ft. 3111. 



Length on floor ...... 22ft. 



Width of floor at widest .... 2ft. io|in. 



Width of gunwale at widest . . . 4ft. gin. 



Breadth of stern 2ft. 4in. 



Height of sides (vertical) amidships . . ift. Sin. 



of bow do 2ft. ^in. 



of stern do ift. nin. 



Spring, fore and aft, on floor . . 4^ in. 



Kammel, or round athwart-ships . . in. 



Substance of floor-planks . . . . lin. 



of side do lin. 



Thickness of knees or bent ribs . . liin. 



8 floor-timbers, 2ft. 4in. apart . . . 3in. wide by iin. thick. 



Width of seats 7|in. 



Seats apart from centre to centre . . 3ft. 2in. 



After-edge of No. 2 seat to be Sin. forward of midship section. 

 Beam halfway between midship section and stern to be 4in. wider 



than halfway between midship section and bow. 

 If endless ribs are used they should be of steamed American elm, with 



elm strip round edge of floor (page 475). 



This craft may also be built 1 7-^ft. over all ; 1 6ft. 

 on floor; floor 2ft. 8^in. wide; at gunwale 4ft, so as 

 to take one, or at most two men, and sharp at both 

 ends. She can then be shoved in any direction 

 when in narrow places. She can be used for steal- 

 ing about the channels with a heavy shoulder-gun, 

 or, if of the larger size given above, for general 

 purposes, such as fishing, shooting, netting, oyster- 

 dredging, and as a means of transit on a large 

 shallow estuary. She should be a dull grey outside 

 and red inside. The short deck forward will keep 



