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carry two punts and adinghy and a crew of six (including three 
shooters) comfortably. Her size should not be so large as to 
make her a craft unable to be manceuvred in fairly shallow 
water. About thirty tons, Y.M., is somewhere near the mark. 
Her cabins should not be numerous and small, as they often 
are, but as few and large as possible. A living and a sleeping 
cabin, with the fo’castle for the crew, are quite enough, and 
are likely to prove more comfortable than if twice the number 
and uselessly small. Articles which are not of absolute utility, 
such as pictures, etc., are best kept out of the cabins. A swing- 
table and folding chairs are indispensable. The shooter should 
strive to fit his craft with necessary articles only, and not the 
useless impedimenta too often seen aboard summer pleasure 
craft. 
The rig of a yawl for wildfowling may be under-sparred 
or reduced somewhat. The topmast may be dispensed with. 
A plain pole mast suits best. Our sketch shows our choice 
of both rigs. These slight diversions assist ready and handy 
working. So that the yacht will carry the punts, she should 
be flush-decked, without cockpit or booby-hatch. Punts are 
not recommended to be carried slung in davits. An endless 
amount could be written about floating craft, and whether 
further discussion would assist, we leave to others to decide, 
and trust that we have fringed (as our subject will only permit) 
the items which are of most importance and interest to the 
fowler projecting a trip. Details of fitting up the cabins with 
useful articles, like furnishing the hut ashore, must be left to 
personal ideas; but such things as an alarum clock, ther- 
mometer, barometer, compass, etc., should on no account 
be omitted. 
As to craft propelled by motors, the same drawback occurs 
as with steam vessels. Fuel, be it coal, petrol, or paraffin, 
cannot be carried in large quantities aboard a ship which 
has to be as small as possible in keeping with her require- 
