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RECREATION. 



Around the cockpit put a coaming ^ x 3 

 inches, and in the angle between that and 

 deck put a piece of ^4-inch quarter round 

 stuff. 



Turn canoe over and screw on a false 

 keel, cut thus 



You want a mast 2 l / 2 inches thick at the 

 large end and 5 feet long, and 2 spars 

 about 2 inches at large end, 1% inches at 

 small end and 12 feet long. Put a pair of 

 jaws on the boom, thus: 



and then with 2 large screw- 

 eyes fasten the boom and other 

 spar together as shown. 



The sail is made of heavy, 

 unbleached muslin. At the top ! \ 



of mast put a small pulley, and W 



at foot of mast, on the deck, 



put another. Fasten rope on vard at A 



pass it through pulley on mast, then down 



through pulley on deck and lead back on 



deck to cleat within easy reach of the 



sailor. 



. The great advantage of a rig of this kind 

 is that it is so easily raised and, in case 0' 



out of 1 x 5 inch pine. This serves in place 

 of centerboard. 



The canoe proper will then be complete. 

 Give it a good coat of boiled linseed oil 

 and while that is drying turn your atten- 

 tion to the sail. 



squall or accident, by simply letting go one 

 cord the mast, sail, everything drops 'out 

 of the way; no sliding rings to get caught. 

 Having completed the sail, give the canoe 

 2 heavy coats of lead paint. When that 

 dries, you are ready to go to sea. 



