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Second-hand boats of this size from 61. to io/., according to 

 condition, &c. 



Open pleasure-boats of from sixteen to eighteen feet length 

 will cost from 2o/. to 3o/. Second-hand, from i2/. to 2o/. 

 Anything from eighteen to twenty-two feet keel is more ex- 

 pensive in proportion to size, and if fitted as a yacht will cost 

 from yo/. to i4o/. new ; and, second or third hand, may be 

 bought from as little as i5/. up to as much as 8o/., according 

 to condition and existing demand, 



A yacht of fifteen tons is the maximum size manageable by 

 a man and a boy, and can be so contrived as to be made very 

 comfortable ; about io/. a ton is the price of a craft second- 

 hand, as a rule, but opportunities often occur of purchasing at 

 a lower figure. 



For a fishing-boat where a harbour exists, the size may range 

 from five to fifteen tons for an amateur. 



CENTRE BOARD BOATS. 



Many boats, from the ten feet dinghy upwards, are now fitted 

 with centre boards or plates, enclosed in a water-tight case or 

 trunk, and working on a pivot at the fore end. This arrange- 

 ment gives considerable sailing power to a boat of light weight, 

 as it to a great extent prevents the lee way or side-drift. For 

 a boat of small size kept on a beach, it is desirable that the 

 plate should lift out of the case to diminish weight in hauling 

 up. A good-sized sailing craft thus fitted can be kept for use 

 from a very shallow harbour, and the finest sailing boats of this 

 class I have met with are at Brighton and Shoreham. For 

 this and all other varieties of boats and yachts of moderate 

 size, I refer my readers to ' Yacht and Boat Sailing,' by Mr. 

 Dixon Kemp. 



REMARKS ON BEACH OR SURF BOATING. 



Launching from a Steep Shingle Beach. In calm weather 

 with a smooth sea you may launch stern-foremost ; but when 

 there is much swell, which is frequently the case even in fine 

 weather, prefer the bow, as your boat will not ship nearly so much 

 water going off head against the sea. 



