April 25, 1889.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



£87 



THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER SKIFF. 



LIKE the sneakbox, the ducker and the tuckup, the St. Law 

 rence River skiff, so highly praised by all who have used it, is 

 the outgrowth of certain conditions and local surrounding-, and 

 like each of the others it is specially good for its destined use. 

 The exact origin of the boat is not quite clear; it is practically but 

 a large canoe, and so it might he considered as an enlargement of 

 the ordinary open canoe so common on the St. Lawrence; but as 

 the drawings show, it resembles much more closely the decked 

 canoe of the States in model and construction. 



The boats are used everywhere about the Thousand Islands for 

 fishing, rowing and sailing, to the exclusion of all other small 

 boats. They are handled by professional boatmen, who show the 

 greatest skill in their handling. The accompanying design, for 

 S h . l £ h ^ ve are indebted to Dr. A. Bain, of the St. Lawrence River 

 Skiff, Canoe and Steam Launch Co., was made to send to Switzer- 

 land, the boat being built there. Dr. Bain has used and studied 

 the St. Lawrence skiff for many years, and has probably done 

 more to improve and develop it than anyone else. 



But little explanation of the drawings is needed, the dimen 

 sions being given below. The ordinary size is 20 to 22ft. long and 

 dft. 6m. beam, but a scale is given for a 15ft. boat as well, which 

 would be a very good 15x31J£ canoe. The boat is rowed in either 

 direction, and is provided with chair seats for the passengers. 

 In the center is the fish box, the top of which forms a seat. In 



MIDSHIP SECTION. 



addition to the rowlocks the gunwale is provided with a folding 

 metal hook on each side, with a socket on the opposite side of the 

 boat, to hold a trolling rod, as shown. The hull is lapstrake, with 

 timbers small and closely spaced, there being a small deck at 

 ea mu end " A loldmg board and one sprit sail is used. 



the chief peculiarity of the boat is the absence of a rudder 

 even in sailing, the steering being done by trimming the sheet 

 and changing the balance of the boat. The boatman brings her 

 up into the wind by moving into the bow, and causes her to fall 

 oft by moving aft, handling her as perfectly as could be done by 

 a rudder. Ine shifting position of the center of lateral resist- 

 ance is shown in the sail plan, the after center being when trim- 

 med by the stern for running, and the forward one when going to 

 windward. The measurements are as follows: 



20ft. boat. I5ft. boat. 



Length over all 20ft. 15ft 



L. W. L 19ft. 1 in. 14ft! 36 in. 



Beam, extreme 3ft. 6 in. 2ft. 7 4 in 



P raf t ••• 8 in. in! 



Least freeboard 8 in ^in 



Sheer 1 g° w 10 4 in'. 8"-in. 



} Stern 10 4 in# g^in. 



* ore side of stem to mast tube. .. 2ft. 9 in. 2ft 0«in 



Coaming-! Foi-e end. 3ft. llin. 2ft. &tn. 



oa i ib , After end ETtt. 12ft. 9 in. 



Rowlocks 8ft. 9 4 in. 6ft. 7 4 in. 



Slot-!^f eend ; 6 «- Win. 5ft. Dm. 



Mast, deck to truck 8ft. 7 in. 6ft. 5 in. 



Diameter-! S^k f™- §>. 



I Truck l m . o«in. 



Boom, length 12ft. 2 in. 9ft. Din: 



diameter pin. - i m 



Sprit, length 10ft. 6 in. 7ft. llin* 



diameter l j n . o 7 in 



Sail, foot lift. lOin. 8ft. 10<in! 



luff.. 7ft, lin. 5ft. 4 in. 



bead 5ft. 6 in. 4ft. Din. 



leech ■ 13ft. 9 in. 9ft. 7 in. 



tack to peak 12ft. 9ft. 



clew to throat 12ft. 8 in. 9ft. 6 in 



ar ea 76sq. ft. 43sq. ft. 



TABLE OF OFFSETS, 20FT. BOAT. 



ions. 



Heights. 



Half-Breadths. 



03 



Deck 



Rabbet. 



Deck 



No. 5 



No. 4 



No. 3 



No. 2 



No.l 



Rabbet. 



0... 



2 2 4 





0' 













4 

 0« 

 I 3 

 D 



2... 

 4... 

 6... 

 8... 



1 10 3 

 1 7 3 

 1 5 2 

 1 4 



2 2 

 3 

 0i 



8 7 

 1 3 3 

 1 7' 

 1 8^ 

 1 9 



8 1 

 I 2 7 

 1 6' 

 1 8° 



7 



1 23 



1 6 s 

 1 8 4 

 1 8' 



1 5 

 1 1 



1 5 C 

 1 7 7 

 1 8 4 

 1 7 4 



3 4 

 10 

 1 2 7 

 1 5" 

 1 6 



1 



8* 

 10 6 

 ID 

 10" 



82 

 4 7 

 D 



10... 



1 3« 





1 8 9 



2 

 2 

 D 

 l 3 

 0« 

 4 



12... 



1 4 





1 8 3 



1 8 3 

 t 6 3 

 1 D 



1 8 2 

 1 6 

 1 D 

 6 4 



1 5i 

 1 2 2 

 91 



14... 

 16... 

 18... 

 20... 



1 5 

 1 7' 



1 10 3 



2 2 4 



0' 



Of 

 2' 1 



1 6 4 

 1 2 3 

 8 

 0» 



I 4" 

 11" 



5i 

























TABLE of 



OFFSETS, 15 ft. boat. 







1 



Heights. 



Half- Breadths. 



! 



w 



Deck. 



Rabbet. 



Deck. 



No. 5 



No.4. 



No. 3. 



No. 2. 



No.l. 



Rabbet. 



0... 



1 S 





7 













3 

 O 4 

 I« 

 l 3 

 D. 

 D 

 D 



2... 

 4... 

 6... 



8... 



1 4" 

 1 2 3 

 1 0" 

 ID 



1" 

 4 

 1 



6 6 

 ID 

 1 2 2 - 

 1 35 



61 

 ID 

 1 2 2 

 1 3 5 



5 2 

 10 6 

 1 D 

 1 3 3 



41 



95 



1 l 2 



1 2 7 

 1 32 

 1 2 s 



73 

 U= 

 1 1 

 1 D 

 1 0« 



0» 

 3" 

 6 3 

 77 



10... 



11 s 





1 3« 



1 3" 



1 3 6 

 1 3 



8 3 

 7 7 



12... 



ID 





1 3 2 



1 3 2 



14... 

 16... 

 18... 

 20... 



0' 

 0" 

 D 







1 O 6 

 1 2 2 

 1 4" 

 1 8 



1 1" 

 JO 4 



6 



01 



1 D 

 10 3 

 5 4 



1 D 



•9 7 

 46 



1 4 



8 7 

 3 7 



10 5 



62 



3 6 

 1 



D 



3 





















MOHICAN C. C.-The last camp-fire of the season was held on 

 the evening of April 6 at the Windsor. Plans for the summer 

 work were arranged, and there is every appearance of an active 

 and successful season. After the meeting we were entertained in 

 regal style wlth eating, drinking and smoking, interspersed with 

 tf«£}££ f\ mUsl A\^ Ue ^ t and Tories old and new. We 



f^u t^^i^ r0Und * the ho Y\ ot glorious punch, determined to make 

 this the closing of our winter camp-fires a grand success.-PuRSJER. 



