Boats. 5 1 



to the stern ; its bottom and sides have considerable flare, 

 and the boat can be whipped from side to side with great 

 facility. The typical boat of the country is built some- 

 what upon similar lines to the above, but the design is 

 different. From rather forward of amidships she tapers 

 away aft to the bare width of her stern-post, the prow 

 is raised to a considerable height, while the stern is also 

 elevated. Her sides have considerable flare, carried as far 

 forward as possible ; thus she sits like a duck upon the 

 water, is of little draught, behaves well in waves or surf, 

 and drags not at all from the stern. 



At the present time, oak is employed but to a small 

 extent for boat-building, the pine of the country is in 

 general use. The strakes are about a foot in width, 

 often much more, and these are fastened together by bolts 

 and rivets of galvanized iron, which have superseded the 

 system of pegging with wood. 



The boat is either oiled, or painted with Stockholm 

 tar, and with ordinary care will last for years. 



The oars and sculls are also made of pine, and are 

 innocent of buttons. 



The fulcrum is a single rowlock of pine, and a loop 

 of cord or twisted birch-twig running through a hole in 

 the gunwale is passed over the handle of the oar, serving 

 to keep it more or less in position when out of hand, and 

 providing a fulcrum when it is desired to backwater. 



