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there is in the jointure the better will be 
the watertight quality of the boat. 
Having the floor of the boat thus ad- 
justed place the stanchions on it on their 
relative positions, Bri, B2, etc., and nail 
them firmly on from the outside of the: 
floor, which can be readily done by driving 
a few nails to hold the stanchion to the 
floor and then lifting the entire construc- 
tion on 2 or 3 horses. The floor tran- 
soms, beams or whatever you may term 
them should be placed so that 1 inch of 
the width will be on either side of the 
line corresponding to that stanchion as 
marked in the diagram. 
Nail on the bulwarks, which should be 12 
or 14 inches for a 6 foot boat, as deter- 
Cross-Section ab B.3. 
mined by the height of the stanchions in 
the framework; or, still better, use good 
screws and countersink the heads a little. 
If you use nails sink the heads also. After 
fastening on the bulwarks, or sides of the 
craft as far forward as Bs, go to the stern 
and nail boards across the stanchion Br 
for the stern of the boat; then nail the 
sternpiece (A) in its place, from the out- 
side of the floor like the _ stanchions. 
Clamp and nail the side planks into place 
on stanchion B6 and the sternpiece. Then 
paint the seams and nail holes thoroughly 
inside and out with white lead; or, still 
better, if you are sufficient of a shipyard 
mechanic, caulk the seams from the outside 
with spur-oakum and pitch them well, 
painting the nail holes with white lead. 
After they are either leaded or caulked, 
nail slats over each seam in the sides and 
bottom and pitch or lead all the joints 
of the slats. Make a seat 9 inches wide 
and adjust it on the sunken crosspiece or 
stanchion B4; also to the sides of the 
boat. Affix the rowlocks at a _ conven- 
ient distance between stanchions B3 and 4. 
RECREATION. 
Do not bother about fancy rowlocks. Make 
them out of stout wood and nail them to 
the side of the boat. Block out the oars 
and spokeshave off the square part down 
to the blade. Insert a screw ring into the 
head of the stem (A) and splice a rope 
on to it for the painter. Nail fitted boards 
from stanchion B6 to the stem’ A, which 
can be utilized for a seat and which will 
be found handy for stowing a cable for 
the anchor, etc., or for bait cans. Screw 
a few large hooks along the sides of the 
stanchions to hang fishing rods, &c., on, 
being careful to file to bluntness the ends 
of the hooks so they will not pierce your 
clothing or leg when you are moving about 
in the boat. 
Exercise your joiner ability in making a 
lid for the 2 stanchions’ sunken crosspieces 
Bri, B2, one piece of the lid being one 
inch from the stern, and to this attach the 
remainder by a pair of butts. The 2 inch 
stanchion will then support the lid, which 
can be used as the stern sheets of the 
yawl. Nail boards across the forepart of 
stanchion B2 and you have an admirable 
locker, which, by means of a staple, hasp 
and padlock can be made your nautical 
strong box, as well. 
If, after putting the dory in the water, 
any of the seams leak, persistently pitch or 
lead them until they are tight. This will 
be an excellent boat which can be rowed 
or poled along, and which is good for any 
purpose except rough water or to ascend 
a rapid current. This last can be over- 
come by the navigator’s making a towpath 
out of the bank and a mule out of him- 
self, and hauling on the painter. 
By carrying a frying pan in the well 
(B6 to A) and a little salt and pepper, 
a few matches and some bacon in the 
locker, you can fry your fish just after 
they are caught and thus appreciate, as 
never before, the delicacy and delicious- 
ness of fresh fish. 
In a mackinac not so elaborately con- 
structed as the foregoing I journeyed many 
hundred miles and shot many a rapid. In 
the early times of Western 
voyageurs from the upper villages would 
build large boats of this plan, load them 
with vegetables, etc., and glide down to 
the inchoate settlements, where they would 
sell their truck and, knocking their mack 
inacs apart, sell the material for lumber. 
She—Why did you propose to me the 
first time you met me? 
He—Because I never expected to see you 
again.— Exchange. 
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