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drowning accidents than any other one thing. It is 

 safer and better to go ashore, if possible. If a change 

 must be made, the one in the stern should move care- 

 fully to the middle seat and sit there, quietly bal- 

 ancing the boat, while the one rowing slowly passes 

 him on hands and knees. !Not until he is seated in 

 the stern should his companion move to the front seat 

 to take the oars. 



Don't use unsafe boats of any kind. Those that 

 are too small, cranky, rotten, or leaky are to be 

 avoided. Too many chances are taken by fishermen 

 in this respect, with the result that too many unneces- 

 sary accidents result. A boat that is too small or 

 cranky can not stand heavy waves, and a quick, acci- 

 dental movement may overturn it. Rotten and leaky 

 boats are generally dangerous. 



Don't under any circumstances lean too far over 

 the side of a boat, either in recovering something 

 dropped in the water or in netting a fish ; it often 

 results in falling overboard or tipping over. Guard 

 against this fault in every way, as it is an especially 

 bad one. 



Don't stand up in a small boat, no matter what 

 occurs, as it is the very acme of carelessness. All 

 weight must be kept as near the bottom of the boat 

 as possible. 



Don't attempt to sail a rowboat with a regular or 



