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by two persons most of th time, it should be about 1(S 

 feet long. A width of 31 inches, a depth of 10 or 11 inches, 

 and a rounded bottom will make the craft very light and 

 easily paddled. 



"Canoes are alike in one thing, they all require care. 

 Repair even a slight injury promptly; neglect permits it to 

 grow worse, and you can not tell when an extra strain on 

 the craft will cause an apparently trivial weakness to 

 prove serious. In the case of canvas canoes, there is no 

 excuse for neglect; adequate repair outfits are procurable 

 from the manufacturers, and the work is very simple. 

 Quoting an authority on the 'wounds' of canvas canoes: 



" 'Melt the (canoe) glue until it is about the consistency 

 of thick paint. Turn back the edges of the cut and paint 

 the glue on the wood about an inch back all around the cut, 

 then lay the canvas back over the glue and iron with a hot 

 flat-iron. If the edges are badly frayed or far apart, and 

 if it is a bad tear, paint on another coat of glue and lay over 

 this a piece of canvas, cotton or silk about an inch larger 

 than the tear, then iron again with a hot flat-iron. After 

 this is done give it a heavy coat of shellac and paint any de- 

 sired color.' 



"But if a canoe is to be much left in the sun, marine 

 glue will not do as a finish; it melts too readily. All consid- 

 ered, white lead paste is the best thing. Rub this well 

 in and put on your varnish, and the wound is 0. K. 



"About as many canoes are injured in the housing as 

 in use. Leaving a delicate, perhaps, expensive canoe on a 

 boathouse floor among scores of others, to be kicked and 

 jammed about every day, or turning it over on the beach 

 to stay indefinitely, is poor business. The belt course is 

 to elevate it into the roof of some shed or garage. Canvas 

 bands of double thickness make good slings." 



As pointed out in the practical suggestions given 

 above, i f Yi,a very wise policy when selecting a canoe to se- 

 lect one tnat meets your own individual requirements. This 



