Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . /^/G 2. f^/GS PUNT AND SCOW BOATING BOOK FOR BOYS afterwards and open the seams. Along the edges, andbefore the planking is laid or nailed on, smear white-lead,and lay one or two thicknesses of lamp-wicking on the lead,so that when the ends of the planking are driven downit makes a water-tight joint. Where the planks butt upagainst the other planking, the joints are to be generouslysmeared with white-lead and laid with a string of the lamp-wicking. Begin at one end and work towards the other,having first a
Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . /^/G 2. f^/GS PUNT AND SCOW BOATING BOOK FOR BOYS afterwards and open the seams. Along the edges, andbefore the planking is laid or nailed on, smear white-lead,and lay one or two thicknesses of lamp-wicking on the lead,so that when the ends of the planking are driven downit makes a water-tight joint. Where the planks butt upagainst the other planking, the joints are to be generouslysmeared with white-lead and laid with a string of the lamp-wicking. Begin at one end and work towards the other,having first attached the end planks. Fig. 3 A. The method of attaching the skag is also shown in , and if the punt shows a tendency to swing around in thewater and not mind the oars or rudder, a keel three incheswide may be attached on the bottom of the punt to run fromthe forward end of the straight bottom back to the end ofthe skag. The bottom planking is to be attached at both sides andto the inner keel-strip with galvanized nails. Do not useordinary nails as they will rust in a short time, and t
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