JULY, 1917 
FOREST AND 
STREAM 
893 
Figure i. Detail of Engine Base 
from an oil-can of gas kept handy for the 
purpose. 
As the natural circulation of air will cool 
the motor sufficiently, a fan or other cool¬ 
ing device is not necessary. 
The steering apparatus consists of a 
%-inch oak rudder, of size and shape in¬ 
dicated in the sectional diagram. To fasten 
the rudder to the stern of the canoe, make 
a top hinge consisting of two 2 x 3-inch 
iron hinges, with the pins driven out and 
slots filed so that the four parts fit to¬ 
gether. Fix one pair to the canoe so that 
the wedge of the stern fits into the V of 
Figure 2. Detail of Pulley Rim Fast¬ 
ened to Wheel for Power Transmission 
to Paddle Wheels 
the hinge, and the other pair to the edge 
of the rudder, fashioned to take them. 
Then drive the hinge-pin back into place, 
through all four parts. 
A bottom bracket can be made of %. x 
Figure 3. Detail or Paddle-Wheel 
i-inch band iron, se¬ 
cured to each side of 
the keel with two 
1-inch wood screws 
countersunk into the 
iron, with the project- Figure 4 : Detail 
ing end a loop to take 0 £ Axle Bearing 
the haft of a long 
wood-screw screwed up into the bottom of 
the rudder. This screw, serving as an 
axle, must of course be directly in line 
with the pin of the top rudder-hinge, which 
must therefore be set into the rudder slight¬ 
ly to correspond. Or the rudder may be 
swung on two angle-pins, as shown in the 
sectional diagram. The short arm of each 
pin is screwed or bolted into the edge of 
the rudder, and the long arm of each 
swings in the loop of an iron clamp fitted 
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Figure 5. Detail (top-view) of Gunwale 
Bearings 
to the stern of the canoe. This construc¬ 
tion necessitates the fitting of a filler piece 
to the stern (shown in Figure 6) so the 
clamps will fit snugly. 
From the cross-tiller fixed to the top of 
the rudder, run two cords (light woven 
clothes-line) to an old automobile steering- 
wheel set in the bow. Fasten to the wheel 
with screws a large (3-inch) wooden spool 
encasing the axle between wheel and bear¬ 
ing to act as a drum for the tiller lines. 
Fasten the ends of the lines to the drum 
and mark the spoke of the steering wheel 
which comes upright when the rudder is 
straight astern. The wheel can be fixed to 
the canoe by running a 3'2-inch bolt 
through it as an axle and through a bear¬ 
ing on a stout thwart fixed securely be¬ 
tween the bows, far enough from the floor 
to let the wheel clear. The location and 
Figure 6. Detail of Rudder Hinge 
method of attaching the wheel is shown 
clearly in the plan. 
The steering cords are run along the in¬ 
side of the gunwales through y^-'mch 
screw-eyes. Be careful to have the cords 
form a “line pull” as nearly as possible 
in a true curve, to avoid friction and 
wear. 
An electric automobile side-lamp may be 
mounted at th? bow, connected to the bat¬ 
teries and provided with a switch con¬ 
venient to the steering wheel. If it is 
mounted on a swivel it will form a perfect 
searchlight. 
To get the craft under way, sef your 
spark and gas levers, turn on your battery 
switch and pull forward on the transmis¬ 
sion belt. This will crank the engine. 
Tension on the belt is obtained by taking 
up the. slack with the idler-pulley lever al¬ 
ready described. (See the sectional dia¬ 
gram.) 
In starting the motor, it is well to slack 
the belt a little by releasing the idler pul¬ 
ley, so there is just enough friction to 
turn the motor over. When it is started, 
tighten the belt with the idler-pulley lever. 
The paddle wheels will revolve in direct 
ratio to the speed of the motor, determined 
by the respective sizes of the motor pulley 
and the main-drive pulley on the paddle 
axle. If the spark, throttle and switch are 
set properly, the engine should start on 
the first pull of the belt. As the belt is 
round and smooth there is no danger to 
your hands in turning the engine over 
with it. 
The motor, being located on the bottom 
of the canoe, serves as ballast and helps 
stabilize the craft materially. When run¬ 
ning especially, it is easy to stand up in 
the canoe without fear of upsetting. And 
as a hunting or exploring power boat it 
can not be equalled, as its draft is only 
slightly more than that of an ordinary 
canoe, and its “radius of operation” much 
greater. Excluding the original cost of 
the canoe, the entire power installation 
should not exceed $33. 
THE SWEDISH SAILING CANOE 
From the number of inquiries reaching 
Forest and Stream in regard to the Swe¬ 
dish sailing canoe described briefly in the 
March issue, the following letter from 
the author of the article should interest a 
large number of readers. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Your favor of April 7th received. 
It is, however, now too late to contem¬ 
plate any building for the coming season, 
owing to the lateness in the year and in¬ 
ability to obtain the necessary plans, as 
communications between this country and 
Sweden are sadly interrupted. 
In connection with the work of the A. 
C. A. racing board, which has met weekly 
during the past two months for the pur¬ 
pose of revising the classifications, I 
fought hard for restrictions that were to 
a large extent international and while the 
fundamental idea for which I stood was 
accepted by the board, yet I did not suc¬ 
ceed at this time to the extent just men¬ 
tioned. 
While I should be very glad to sub¬ 
mit such an article as you speak of, I re¬ 
gret that I am unable to do so now, as the 
little spare time I have I am using for the 
purpose of completing the detail draw¬ 
ings of a sailing-canoe I have designed and 
which is now being built. 
However, if I can obtain any photo¬ 
graphs from Sweden, I may get up an 
article some time in the future, if it should 
be acceptable then. 
Hildixc Froling. 
663 Devon Street, Arlington, N. J. 
