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is of oak, 134m. thick, set down on the keel to stiffen it and form a 

 mast step. It should be put in place before the ribs go in, the lat- 

 ter being jogged in and well fastened to it, The clamps should be 

 put in before the frame is taken from the stocks, the deck beams 

 being also fitted. 



The slot for the trunk should never be cut until the last thing 

 but when the planking is completed two mortises are cut for the 

 headledges. the two bedpieces are got out and fastened to them 

 with through rivets, the boat is taken from the stocks and the 

 trunk put in, screws being driven through the keel into the bed- 

 pieces. The sides of white pine are then put on, after which the 

 deck beams, previously fitted, will be fastened in. They should 

 rim across the trunk, being jogged down so that the deck will 

 close the top of the trunk tightly. The mortise for the stempost 

 is next cut, the post put in and fastened to the bulkhead, then the 

 scag is cut and fitted, being fastened through with screws from 

 inside of keel. To make a tight casing for the rudder.' tock, a piece 

 of pine 3<^m. square, e, is fitted to the keel, reaching to under side 

 of deck, being set in whitelead and well screwed to make a water- 

 tight jcint. A hole is then bored for the iron rudderstock. Ledges 

 about 3in. deep run across the boat to carry the floorboards, and 

 also to stiffen the bottom, for which purpose thev should be well 

 riveted through the planking. The decks are supported along the 

 well by knees c c c, three or more on each side, forming lockers. 

 One or more of these may be fitted with doors as shown. After 

 the boat is taken from the stocks the slot for the centerboard is 

 cut m the keel. The rudderstock is shown in detail, the shank of 

 round iron, %in. with two flat pieces each lx}4in. welded to it, 

 the head being squared for a tiller. The blade of the rudder 

 is of oak, lm. thick where it is let into the stock, hut taper- 

 ing to a fine edge forward and aft. On deck there should be a 

 brass Plate,, while a pin through the stock prevents it from fall- 

 A u trlp oJ ; lron mav be run from the centerboard slot 



an to the rudder, with a pin up into the center of the latter, as 

 shown. Tins will serve the double purpose of stiffening and pro- 

 tccting the scag and rudder, and also of preventing the fouling 

 of the latter by weeds and lines. The deck should" be covered 

 with light drill, boz. laid in white paint. All fastenings should be 

 ot copper except where brass screws are used. The sizes given 

 for planking and decks are for planed stuff and in all cases are 



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- - r-, — — ~— i""*" """""'bi anvi cuou hi luc previous 



articles; on sneakboxes, Jan. 5, 1S85; Jan. 7, 14 and 21, 1886. The 

 board shown is large enough for all sailing and in the smaller boat 

 if room is an object it might be shortened by Gin. on the after end . 

 the size of cockpit may be varied according to the use of the boat: 

 tor a large party it may run further forward on each side of the 

 trunk, but for rough water and cruising the size shown will 

 answer very well. The mortise for the mast step may be cut i n 

 the piece a. The forward deck should be strengthened by a piece 

 9im. thick and 6 to Tin. wide, running from stem to trunk under 

 the deck beams and riveted through beams and deck plank. 

 Where the mast goes through the space between the two should 

 be tilted m solid. The sail shown in Forest and Stream of Julv 

 1, 1886, is well adapted for the smaller boat and will be none too 

 large, but we shall give some other sail plans for both sizes. 



pr6posed amendments to constitution. 



NEW YORK, Oct. ^.-Editor Forest and Stream: In the pro- 

 posed new article to be inserted in the constitution of the A. 

 C. A., there would be to my idea a path opened for the introduc- 

 tion and perpetuation of a class of life members, invested with an 

 authority that would he envied by all of the members of the 

 A C A. who are not fortunate enough to be ex-commodores, but 

 who are anxious enough to serve on the executive committee when 

 their time comes. The number of these life members would be 

 constantly increasing, or rather would be increasing vear bv year, 

 and they would greatly handicap any new member of the execu- 

 tive committee who would be at a great disadvantage in not hav- 

 ing had the experience of these life members, who having exercised 

 their power in the Association councils for so long a time, would 

 by their pulling of the wires practically central the meeting. We 

 know that ex-commodores are pretty good at wire pulling, of which 

 we have had several examples, these, fortunately, turning out all 

 right, In the above I deal perhaps in possibilities, still there is no 

 use opening the way for anything of the sort. The ex-commodores 

 do not seem to have lost their interest in the A. C. A. by stepping 

 down to the level of the rank and file. Why throw a sop to them 

 by instituting for their benefit a preferred class with more 

 authority than have the rank and file? It would not be doing 

 justice to the majority. At the meet at Grindstone in 1888 and 

 188b, there was considerable fault found bv the members because 

 of too much gold lace business affected by the officers, and I think 

 that if this article is inserted in the Constitution it will just a= 

 surely cause dissatisfaction, because it will pave the wav for 

 something of the same sort. We are all members of the A. C. A. 

 on a common footing and we want no preferred members with 

 authority. We all want a chance to become members of the ex- 

 ecutive committee, and as we all stand a chance of being the 

 future President of the United States, we in the United States 

 each look forward to being (a bare possibility) the Commodore of 

 the A. C. A. If more members are required on the executive com- 

 mittee let the number be increased by some other means, for in- 

 stance, let the committee be given power to appoint from some 

 part of the Division that has not been fortunate enough to be 

 represented by a regularly elected member, a representative, who 

 would have by virtue of this appointment full authority and he a 

 regularly constituted member of the executive committee, but let 

 this power he limited to one or two appointments. If they see fit 

 they can leave out the old wire pullers, thev have had glory 

 enough, but if it is thought necessary to recognize their services, 

 do so in some other way. A vote of thanks engrossed for instance, 

 something they can have framed and hung up, do almost anything 

 rather than perpetuate a class of ex-officers with authority. 

 It is too important a step to take; it would eventually result in 

 vesting the control of the Association in the ex-commodores, or 

 at least they would always hold the balance of power at the ex- 

 ecutive committee meetings. If we should want anv of them to 

 serve again, I think m the interests of the Association thev would 

 serve, but suppose we did not want them, what then? The'Associ- 

 ation has been growing more democratic every vear, and with 

 this growth has come success. At present all members have an 

 equal voice in the management, and a remedy for dissatisfaction 

 in the ballot, To restrain this privilege in the slightest degree 

 would be a great mistake. Why then institute this class of life 

 members or governors, who could not be reached by the ballot 

 and against whom we would have no remedy, and who would 

 take the place and influence in the councils 'of perhaps more 

 desirable members. 



I do not desire or intend to reflect in the slightest on our Com- 

 modore or any of the ex-Commodores of the Association, and I 

 hope that nothing in the above will be so construed. I simply 

 wish to give my ideas from my standpoint on this aristocratic 

 (and it might turn out autocratic if inserted) article* 



_Rank and Felve. 



A. C. A. EASTERN DIVISION.-Vice-Com. Jones has ap- 

 p „ i? te , d th , e r following gentlemen on the regatta committee for 

 1888: Dr. H. E Rice, Springfield, Mass.; Messrs. Nathan A. Gibbs 

 and Maxton Holmes, Chelsea B. C, Norwich. Conn. It is pro- 

 posed to hold a meet about July 1-4 on the Thames River, some 

 live miles above the mouth. The location is favorable and mav 

 be readily reached. The Howard- Yale boat race will beheld near ■ 

 at hand about the same date, and a canoe camp would attract 

 many boating men, while it would give the canoeists an opportu- 

 nity to witness the races. The present prosperous condition of 

 the Eastern Division promises a large and successful meet. 



RACING IN ENGLAND.-The Free Rovers C. C, of Birming- 

 ham, sailed two regattas last month, the first on Oct. 1 being only 

 partly successful, as some of the men failed to arrive. Only one 

 race was sailed on that day, unlimited sailing for a challenge cup 

 and silver medal, the former won bv Snowbird, H. C. Butler, with 

 Yiking, W. T. Jones, second. On Oct. 8 a paddling and sailing race 

 was won by Iolanthe, E. S. Cooke, with Snowbird second. The 

 handicap sailing race was stopped by a calm, but Iolanthe again 

 won. A handicap paddling race was won bv Polecat, a half mile 

 paddle by Polecat also. 



THE NEXT A. C. A. MEET.— Editor Forest and Stream: I think 

 I can safely say that the New Jersey contingent of the A. C. A. 

 prefer Lake George as the site for next year's camp. The day we 

 cruised from Caldwell to Baldwin's on our way to Bow-Arrow 

 will never be forgotten, but we were in a hurry, and we went too 

 fast. And now if the executive committee will only choose Lake 

 George and let us spend two weeks there next August, we shall he 

 just as pleased as if we had the "meet in our back yard."— Essex 

 A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP. — Eastern Division: A. A. Young, Jr ' 

 Jewett City, Conn.; Damon N. Coate, John Lesure, W. C. Marsh, 

 J. D. Gill, Roger Morgan, John Pettigrew, Springfield, Mass.— W 

 B. Davidson Purser E. D. A. C. A. 



Central Division: Albert F. Fleming, William Rumble, Jr 

 Bayonne, N. J.; Thomas T. Minor, Seattle, W. T.— Edward W 

 Brown. Purser. 



OFF FOR ENGLAND.-Ex.-Com. E. B. Edwards, of Peterboro, 

 sailed from New York on Oct, 39 for England, 1 



