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<knees, etc. — being collected, the first thing usu- 

 ally done is to " get into shape " the stem and 

 stern-post, the angles of which may be ascer- 

 tained by drawing an isosceles triangle, which shall 

 have for its base the width of the bulkhead at top 

 (18£ inches), and for its sides the distance from 

 front side of bulkhead to extreme point of bow (27 

 inches) ; the angle at apex of the triangle will then 

 be that proper for stem. The stern-post will 

 need to be a trifle more acute. Each should 

 measure 4J- inches through from front to back, 

 and be cut as per figure, 2£ inches back from 

 apex, and £ inch deep, to receive the side-boards. 

 The side-boards, which should be 16 feet long, 

 16£ inches wide, and from -| to \ inch thick, 

 are next shaped in the following manner : At 

 11 inches back from bow, and 10 inches for- 

 ward from stern-end, measured on the under 

 edge, cut off the end, up to the near upper 

 corners of board. This gives the slant of stem 

 and stern-post. Now, if the boards were bent 

 around in shape and with proper flare, the rake 

 of the bottom would be found entirely too 

 great ; so to remedy this we cut away from the 

 under edge of the side-board a shallow arc, 

 •which, commencing at the lower corners, rises 



