Jan. so, 18870 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Soyed so eucceesf ully for some time. The general arrangements, 

 le positions of masts, board, et-c., as well as the entire rig, were 



?]anjied by 3\Ii'. Barney. The accompanying lines were very care- 

 nlly taken from a small drawing, and the full-sized outlines of 

 tfie;monlds, furnished "by ]\Ir. Jovner; but some fairing was neces- 

 sary to put tie dxawing 'in its present shape. The midship section 

 shows far less deadrise than an iaspection of the boat itself would 

 indicate, the cutting away of the ends giving an idea of a sharp Y 

 section, quite different from what the drawing shows. The bulk 

 of the hidl is small, and its internal capacity limited, though it is 

 claimed that there is ample room for cruising outfit, and that the 

 boat is well adapted for general work. There is but one bulkhead 

 just abaft the well, closed with one of Joyner's circular hatches. 

 The fore end of the boat is entirely open, to permit of the stowage 

 of spars and sails. The board is a sheet of thin brass only 30in. 

 long but rising high above the top of the low trunk, shown by the 

 dotted lines in the sheer plan; before the meet the board was shifted 

 lOin. forward of the position shown. The well is short and far aft, 

 while the trunk interferes mth the room, and sleeping must be 

 dilllcult if not absolutely impossible. As no ballast is carried and 

 there is little weight of metal, the danger of sinking if filled is 

 removed, especially as one nir tank is carried in the after end. 

 The weight of the hull, about lOOlbs., is nearly all made up of 

 wood. The dimensions are as follows: 



T^-na^-h (extreme 15ft. lOHn, 



Lengthy L.w.L 15ft. 6 in, 



T,^^„ J extreme 28«in. 



^-^^iL.W.L 27nn. 



Depth, amidship O^in. 



o>,„„„i bow 8 in. 



^^^^^1 stern S^n. 



Draft fl-^ln. 



Crown of deck 2^im 



Won I width 17 in. 



1 length .5ft. iWin. 



Fo reside of stem to foremast 7 in. 



Foreside of stem to mainmast 6ft. C^in. 



Foreside of stem to mizzenmast 13ft. 4 in. 



Foreside of stem to well, fore end Oft. lCHi». 



Foreside of stem to well, after end l^ft. 



Foreside of stem to bulkhead 12ft. 



Foreside of stem to centerboard trunk, fore 



end Oft. 7 In. 



Foreside of stem to centerboard trunk, after 



end 9ft. 1 in. 



Diameter of masts : The first station is 2ft. from stem, the others 

 are each 18in. apart. The wateiiines are 2J4in. apart. 



The most peculiar feature of the boat is her rig. differing as it 

 does from anything else in canoeing. The advantages of the 

 simple leg o' mutton sail were too apparent not to be quickly 

 seized upon by canoeists, but a difliculty was experienced in ob- 

 taining sufficient area; besides which the sail is hard to hoist in 

 such small sizes, the mast rings having no weight and being liable 

 to jam very f req^uently. After being used for some years the sail 

 was abandoned m favoi' of others; but after trying the others in 

 turn, Mr. Barney was attracted by the simplicity and efficiency of 

 the leg o' mutton sail, especially for an unballasted boat of nar- 

 row beam, and began to experiment with it, making his own sails. 

 To overcome the first objection he added a third sail, thus making 

 up the area; while it was well distributed over the length of the 

 boat, and at the same time the center of effort is kept low, an im- 

 portant point in such a craft. The second difficulty, that of hand- 

 ling, was disposed of by lacing each sail to its mast and not 

 attempting to hoist or lower it, t tie mast and all being removed 

 and a smaller substituted if reefing was required. To do this suc- 

 cessfully five sails are carried, the masts and tubes being all of 

 one size. Three of the sails maybe set at once, the other two 

 being stowed below. It would seem that not only is this shifting 

 a matter of difliculty in many cases, but that the sails below 

 wonld be a serious incumbrance in so small a boat, but those who 

 have used her state to the contrary. 

 The sails and spars are a-s follows: 



Mast. Boom. Battens, No. of. Area. 



No. 1, 8ft. 5ft. lOin. 1 22 sq. ft. 



No. 2, 10ft. 5ft. lOin. 3 28 sq. ft. 



No. 3, 10ft. 5ft. lOin. 2 33 sq. ft. 



No. 4, 10ft. 5ft. lOin. 3 38 sq. ft. 



No. 5, lift. 8 in. 5ft. 10;n. 3 42 sq. ft. 



The sails shown are Nos. 5, 4 and 2, No. 1 being indicated by the 

 dotted lines, while No. 3 is similar to No. 4, but smaller. The 

 greatest possible area is 113ft., the least 22ft. The booms ai-e 

 limited in length by the distance between main and foremasts, and 

 the first batten in each sail, except No. 2, is to gain more area. 

 The other battens -vv^ere added to make the sails sit properly, as 

 they bagged in places through not being cut by a saihnaker. Mr. 

 Barney has used very light spars, the masts being slender sticks 

 with a quick tauer, and so having little weight aloft. The booms 

 are fitted \vith brass jaws, allowing them to top up easily. The 

 sails are fastened to the spars by small wire staples, such as are 

 used for blind slats. No lines of any kind are used except the 

 sheets, and the extreme limit of lightness and sim_pllcity is 

 reached. Pecowsic's success at the last meet has gained her a 

 wide-spread reputation and has provoked much discussion over 

 hsr supposed merits and defects, as she differs so greatly from 

 most of the canoes now in use. Since the meet Mr. Barney has 

 ordered two similar canoes. Com. Jones, of Hartford, has had 

 one built witJi which he is well pleased, and there promises to be 

 a number of similar boats in use when the season ojiens. Several 

 will be built in England and one will be added to the fleet of the 

 New York C. C, with the result that the full capacities of the 

 model for aU kinds of service wiU be pretty accurately determined 

 by the end of the season. 



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QUAKER CITY C. C— Editor Forest and Streatn: The semi- 

 annual meeting of the Quaker City C. C. was held on Dec. 30, the 

 foUo^^ing officers being elected: Commodore, S. L. Leavy: Vice- 

 Commodore, J. C. Munchen; Secretary and Treasurer, J. A. Bar- 

 ten; Executive Committee, A. A. Jackson and E. H. Barten. The 

 committee on club dinner reported that the dinner will take place 

 on .Tan. 31. The committee on building liave also exhibited plans 

 of the new "barn" which will be built in the spring. After the 

 meeting adjourned each member had '"something new" to show. 

 The Commodore and Secretary exhibited the lines of their new 

 oedar canoes, one of which Is being built by Glass, a well-known 

 local shell and bar^e builder. The Commodore's boat is 30in. and 

 will have a Radix ooard, while the other will probably be 28in. and 

 will carry two plate boards, somewhat like those of Lassie. Only 

 two sail plans were shown. Balance lugs and Mohicans were the 

 favorites the past summer, but the Chinese sail will not be in 

 favor this summer, judging from the sail plans. The Mohican 

 seems to be the only sail that will be carried this season. Vixen's 

 owner will alter her huge balance lugs to a moderate size Mohican, 

 Scamp will carry her loit. Mohioan in the hands of a novice. Mer- 

 maid, the new flagship, will have a small suit of Mohicans for 

 cruising. Caprice is having a sail made, which was designed by a 

 member, and looko very much like the sail lately published in the 

 FoBEST AND STBEA3I, but having the advantage of a shorter mast 

 and the spars being all of one length. The reefing gear is so ar- 

 ranged to take in one or two reefs, as may be desired, ^vith but a 

 single reefing gear. The canoe is also having a centerboard put 

 in in place of a keel. Malta, tJie Secretary's new canoe, ^vill also 

 carry a Mohican rig, which will keep her skipper on deck. A new 

 member, an electrician, is building an electric motor which he in- 

 tends to apply to his canoe, and according to his calculations it is 

 expected to snow good speed.~J. A. B. 



MOHAWK C. C.-The annual meeting of the Mohawk C. C. 

 was held in their new club house on Jan. 6, the following officers 

 being elected: Captain, Geo. H. Rich; Mate, Arthur G. Vier; Sec- 

 retary, Geo. C. Bascom; Purser, Wm. R. Hakes; Executive Com- 

 mittee— G. H. Rich, A. G. Vier, G. C. Basoom, W. R. Hakes and 

 Louis Rich. The club is in a prosperous condition, having built a 

 new house during the past summer with floor accommodations 

 for twenty boats. The membership is rapidly increasing. Six or 

 eight new boats are being built for the coming season.— George 

 C. Bascom, Secretary. 



THE CRUISE OF THE LITTLE NAN.-Little Nan was a 

 canoe 15X.S4, in which, in 1.S81, Mr. Ben. C. Wilkins, of Clinton, 

 Iowa, made a crmse from St. Paul down the Mississippi for a dis- 

 tance of 500 miles. What her crew saw and the adventures they 

 met is pleasantly told in a little book published by Mr. Wilkins 

 and fii-st printed by himself on a small press for private distribu- 

 tion. Since then it has met with such favor that a second edition 

 on a larger scale has latelj' been issued by the Huronite Pub. Co.. 

 of Huron, Dakota. 



AN AjNIATEUR'S CANOE.— We have received fi-om a canoeist 

 m Keokuk, Iowa, a photo of a very nice-looking canoe built by 

 htm from the lines and description in "Canoe and Boat Building," 

 The buUder is an amateur, and this is his first attempt, but from 

 the photo It appears to have been very successful. The model is 

 that of the American cruising canoe, designed by the author of 

 the book. 



-RONDOUT C. C.-This club is largely interested in the R. 1. ) 

 Y. C, and some of the canoeists are busy now in sailins th« latter 

 slippery craft. * 



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