li 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



f »rftt mA ^mt iuiMef tU. 



OSfiOOD'S FOLDING CANVAS BOAT.^f'st*, for tront Ashing. 



— — — — — with sireteher, side-boards 



aud paddle, 25 lbs. With stretcher, siUc-boardB, ganwale 

 and paddle, 32 lbs. With stretcher, sido-boards, gnn- 

 rale, stools and oars, 40 1 bs. Wi Ih bottom board. 



Ride-boards, gnnwale, stools and 

 oars, 50 lbs. This eat shows 

 twelve-foot boat. 



TOE BKSf f 

 TB£ SAFEST 1 

 The Ughest ! The Steadies 

 Vkt Btanehest and ](ost Durable ! 

 Impossible te tip It over h^ Boeblng ! 



XwT to Row 1 Safesl and Best Unnting and Fishing Boat made. 

 Oan and paddle arejolned and peek In chest with boat without extra charge 



The above is a view of the Boat in its compact f orni, showing 

 Boat folded, Bottom-Board, Camp-Stools, Gunwale, Stretcher, 

 (iBd Packing Chest. Oars and Paddles are jointed and packed 

 with Boat in Chest. 



Sportsmen Going to Florida 



Will be glad to learn that «lV* ir^XXSlX'tOXl 



lias established a WINTER HEADQUARTERS at 



under charge of DR. C. A. NEIDE. Call and see the 

 BOATS, CANOES and FITTINGS. 



BUILDER OF THE FAMOUS COASTING CANOES 



j^tlantis, [Rambler, Rog^xe, Fidget, Etc., 



All of flrst-class records. SAIt AND KOW BOATS, IR£N£ MODJEI.. 



Smooth Lap Streak Shells, Detiecting Centerboard, Metallic Drop Kudder -Kith the most practical 

 and safe braces. No more cuss words. Combination Canoe Sails, Round, Copper lipped Paddles, Spring 

 Jam Cleats and other noted fixtures. Write your address plainly and direct to 1 ock Box 305. Glens 

 Fslla, N. T. Send 50 cents for six photos and 16-p8ge catalogue, or 5 cents for same catalogue alone. 



We have in stock one 21ffc., oft. beam steam 

 ■ " launch, has 3 H. P. Engine and Marine Boiler. 



Also a 22ft.. 4ft. 6in. beam, launch, with 2 H. P. 

 Shipman Oil Engine. They are ready for im- 

 =i|sf mediate shipment on cars at Chicago. 

 ^5 Have a fine stock of RowboatS and 

 Canoe* at prices from $-;0.00 and upwards. 

 -M" Send for Prices. 



POWELL & DOUGLAS, 



WAUKEGAN, ILL. 



THE RADIX 



Patent Folding Centerboard. 



Endorsed by prominent canoeists, boat builders, etc. 



— roR— 



Sailboats, Canoes, Sneak Boxes, 

 Gunning Skiffs, Etc. 



Gives ysu a Flush Floor and Superior Sailing 

 Qualities. Made entirely of Brass. 

 Awarded Gold Medal of First Class, New 

 Orleans BxposltioH. Send for Circular. 



THE RADIX M'F'G- CO., 

 39 oia Slip, isr. Y. 



Sneak Boxes, 



Pleasure Boats, 



Do you desire a most beautiful pleasure boat or 

 canoe? One of the finest the world can afford? One 

 you can place in your parlor and show to your 

 friends? Sprague's prices beat everything for fine 

 quality and honest workmanship. We have in stock 

 Sailboats, Centerboard Boats, Sneak Boxes and 

 Canoes. Send 2-cent stamp for Catalogue. 



H. M. SPRAGTJE, 



PARISHVILLE, ST. LAWRENCE CO., N. Y. 



Three Diplomas for our Goods at 

 New Orleans Exposition. 



Boats, Canoes, Oars, Pad- 

 dles & Trimmings 



In Greatest Variety and at Lowest Prices. 



RENTON BROTHERS, 



70 St 73 "WEST STREET, 

 Comer Milton, BROOKLYN E. D., N. Y. 



Send 10 cents in stanaps for catalogue. 



BORDEN & WOOD, 

 Yacht Designers. 



Dramngs made, specifications furnished, and 

 building superintended. Models furnished if dfr 

 •sired. Correspondence solicited. Address, 



P. O. Box 338, Fall River, Mass, 



BIG BARGAIN. 



The 70ft . yacht is sold. I now offer an elegant 

 steam launch, about 4,5ft. X7ft., complete and war- 

 ranted, for $1,150; worth double the money. 21ft. 

 steam launches only $490 each. 



E. E. ROBEKTS, 107 Liberty Street, N. T, 



THOMAS CI/APHAM, 



Yacht Builder & Designer, 



ROSLYN, Ti. I., N. Y. 



Unsinkable and non-capsizable light draft yachts 

 for ducking and cruising. Unequaled in seaworthi- 

 ness, comfort and speed. 



Nonpareil Sharpies, Roslyn Yawls, Racing Yachts 

 and Sailboats of any type. To order only. 



Models and sail plans made promptly to order 

 and sent anywhere. 



Ship Chandlery Hardware. 



NIOKEL PLATED OANOE TRIMMINGS. 



Cheapest and Best Side Lights in the Mar- 

 ket. Awning Hardware. 



SPECIALTIES IN BRASS MADE TO ORDER. 



The Shelton Brass Hardware Co., 



BIRMINGHAM, CONN, 



New Yoek Waberooms: 96 Chambers Street. 

 Chicago " 177 Lake Street. 



The american Yacht List 



FOR 1885. 



Published with the oflacial sanction and under the 

 patronage of the New York and Eastern Yacht 

 Clubs. 



Contains a complete register of the Yacht Clubs 

 of the U. S. ana British Provinces, with List of 

 Ofllcers. Names of Vessels and Owners, Dimensions 

 of Yachts, their Builders, Home Ports, etc., etc. 



Also, Chromo-Lithograpn of 



CLUB PENNANTS AND PRIVATE SIGNALS, 

 COMPILED BY NIELS OLSEN, Steward N. Y. Y. O. 



pi&ice:, 93.00. 



To be had from the author, or HENRY BESSEY, 

 Sole Agent, 47 Cedar street, New York. 



Folding Canvas Boat 



MANirPACTCBED BY 



FRANK HOLMES, Chagrin Fails, Ohw). 



SEND FOR CIRCULAR. 



Sailing and Steam Yachts 



DESIGNED BY 



J. BEAVOK-WEBB, 



STEAM YACHTS A SPECIALTY. 18 Cranley 

 Garden, London, S. W., England. 



Chester Folding Anchor. 



The Most Simple, Complete and Compact 

 Anchor for Small Craft ever invented. 



Experiments have shown 

 that It is much superior in 

 holding power to the ordi- 

 nary Anchor of the same 

 weight, but its great advan- 

 tage consists m its compact- 

 ness and the small space it 

 occupies when not in use, 

 as it takes up less than one- 

 fourth of the space of an 

 ordinary Anchor of the same 

 eight. It has only to be 

 seen to be appreciated . 

 It is invaluable for small 

 craft where eco- 

 nomy of space 

 is a desideratum 

 being especially 

 adapted to the 

 wants of Canoes, 

 RowboatS, Sail- 

 boats, Yachts, 

 Steam ILaunches 

 etc. 



The Anchor has a straight, stockless shank, to the 

 lower end of which are attached the four arms or 

 flukes; these arms have a flat inner surface extend- 

 ing nearly to the point, giving the maximum hold- 

 ing power. On the shank is a ring which slides 

 down over the points of/ (he arms, to hold them in 

 position when folded, where it is retained by a pin. 



When it is desired to unfold the anchor, the pin is 

 removed, the ring is raised to clear the arms, and the 

 latter unfold and spread apart, dropping to the 

 position indicated in Fig. 1, the ring slides down 

 the shank until it brings up against the unfolded 

 arms, and at a point in the shank just above the top 

 of the ring when in this position is a second hole, 

 in which the locking pin is mserted, so as to hold 

 the ring down upon the arms, which are thus held 

 securely open. 



Orders and communications regarding it should 

 be addressed to 



H. G. CHESTER, Woods Holl, Mass. 



Or for sale at HENRY C. SQUIRES, 178 Broad- 

 way, New York, or L. W. FERDINAND. 267 Federal 

 treet, Boston. Mass. 



For Above or Below Water Line. 

 NO TANK~NEEDED. 



ALFRED 1 SANDS. 



Pliunber, Steam Fitter and Coppersncdth 

 134 Bebkman St., Nkw York. 



BOAT BUILDERS' 



HARDWARE. 



G-ALVANIZED IRON 



NAILS, SPIKES, RODS. ROWLOGICS, ANCHORS, 

 CHAINS, HOOKS. THIMBLES, ETC. 



Tackle Blocks and Cordage, 



Ship Chandlery, etc. 



WHOLISALE AND RETAIL. 



I.. W. FERDINAND & CO., 



267 Federal Street, Boston, Mass. 



SEND FOR CATALOGUE. 



HIGGESrS & GIFFOKD, 



GLOUCESTER, MASS. 

 Manufacture to order Yachts. Rowboats, Yawls, 

 Excelsior Life Boats and Seine Boats. Two medals 

 awarded at the London Exhibition. 3,000 boats 

 built the last thirteen years. 



Cellar Boaris for Boats anil Caioes. 



ALSO 



Hackmatack and Boat Knees. 



C. F. HODSDON, 



74r2 & 74=4. Water Street 



Near Grand Street Ferry, New York. 



STEAM LAUNCHES AND PLEASURE BOATS 



Of Every Description. 



Wf! linilfltho only perfect Stenm Taolit tree from 

 grime, smoke or cinders No danger from Are or eji- 

 plosion. Burns water-ga?. We also manufactme the 



CEIEBRATED RACINE BOATS AND CANOES, 

 of which there have heen more sold than any other- 

 make. Tlieyarethe safest, cheapest, fastcBt, fttrong- 

 I'Bt and llfirh test f-mall pleasure boats made. Send tor- 

 Catalogue of either. 



STATIONARY ENGINES AND BOILERS 



From one to five horse power— same fuel. 



THOMAS KANE & COitPAKT, 

 1 hlcneo. 111. Kaclne, Wis. 



New York and Eastern 



YACHT AGENCY, 



A. GARY S>HTH, 51 West Tenth Street, New York. 

 BURGESS BROTHERS, 13 Exchange Place, Boston. 



Yachts and vessels of all kinds sold, purchased 

 and chartered. Special attention given to building,, 

 repairs and alterations. Surveys and inspections- 

 made. Designs and estimates furnished. A large 

 number of flrst-cJass yachts now for sale. 



Pot Sale — The English cutter DAISY. 



CANOE 



THE Forest and Stream began a year ago the 

 publication of a series of papers on canoe con- 

 struction, by Mr. W. P. Stephens, of the New York 

 C. 0., widely known as an expert on canoe design 

 and buildinET. These papers, having appeared 

 through the year in our columns, have since been 

 rewritten, ana -with ntunerous additions are now 

 published in a handsome volume under the title of 

 "Canoe and Boat Building for Amateurs." Mr. 

 Stephens is peculiarly fitted for the preparation of 

 such a work, beginning as an amatem, and having 

 aftei- a long experience of the difficulties attending 

 a learner, taken a prominent place among canoe 

 builders, due both to the model aad workmanship 

 of his canoes, Realizing fully the dilficulty of ex- 

 plaining to a novice an art in itself far from easy, 



AND 



and with which he is entirely unfamiliar, the book 

 begins with a description of the various classes of 

 canoes in general use. with their main features and 

 dimensions, and definitions of the terms used in con- 

 nection with them. Numerous examples Of canoes 

 are given, and in connection with them, such plain 

 instructions in designing as wiU enable the beginner 

 to select intelligently the proper craft for his pur- 



BOAT 



pose, and to plan her dimensions, details and lifc- 

 tings. To this end designs of all classes of canoes 

 are given, with full dimensions and details. The 

 object has been not merely to enable the tyro to 

 build one boat as described, but to teach him the 

 principles of designing and building in such a way 

 that he may construct such a craft as he desires,, 

 r oUowing the chapters on designing, the construc- 

 tion of a canoe is taken up in detail, the tools and 

 appliances being first clearly described, as well as 

 the various materials, after which follows the actual 

 work of budding, Every operation is taken up in 

 order, from the selection of the keel to the varnish- 

 ing of the finished boat, and illustrated with numer- 

 ous diagrams. 



A chapter on sails describes all the varieties m 

 use by canoeists, down to the new Mohican settee, 

 with.directions for making, rigging and measuring 

 them, while the method of proportioning the sails 

 to the boat is clearly explained, aU the calculations 



BUILDING 



being worked out in detail. The many minor points 

 of a canoe, paddles, steering gears, rudders, aprons, 

 and camp eutflt are also described at length, while 

 a chapter is devoted to canvas, canoes. 



The subject of boat building is fully treated, a 

 rowboat of the usual construction bemg taken as 

 an example, and described in all its parts in such a 

 manner as to make clear the principles involved, 

 and their application to any form of boat, either 

 lapstreak or carvel build. Each of the numerous 

 technical terms belongmg to the subject is defined 

 clearly when it first occurs, and as the index is full 

 and complete, the book is in itself a glossary. 



In addition to the numerous diagrams in the 

 body of the work, twenty-four large plates are 

 printed on bond paper, containing the workmg 

 drawings of canoes for paddlmg, sailing, cruising 



FOR 



and racing, with their sail plans, rowmg sailing 

 boats, large canoe ya-wls, and various boats for 

 special puiTJOses, such as gunning boats, yacht 

 boats, and the widely known sneakbox. 



The canoe yawl, a boat between a canoe and a 

 yacht, is dlustrated by examples of various craft 

 from 17 to 20ft. long, and suitable for a crew of two 

 or three on a crtiise. This class of boat, -while httle 

 known among us as yet, is admu-ably fitted for 

 criiismg, and -(N'ill meet the wants of many who 

 object to a canoe as being too small, and yet desire 

 a boat with the same excellent qualities. The boats 

 and canoes illustrated are in all cases among the 

 best of their class, the list of canoes mcluding Eng- 

 lish Scotch and American craft, and are all drawn 



AMATEURS. 



to scale, so as to be avadable as working drawmgs. 

 Tlie plates, for convenience in using, are placed 

 loose in a tough manilla envelope and accompany 

 the book. , . , 



Pp 168, with 24 plates of workmg drawmgs, 

 Price $1.50. Address, 



Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 



New York N. T. 

 LONDON: Davibs & Co., 1 Finck Lane, Comhill. 



