Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . HOUSE-BOATS AND RAFTS we lifted this hollow rectangle onto them so that it restedon their sides as in Fig. 15. Cutting the four-foot joists intofour one-foot pieces, we utilized them as corner braces. Next we fastened the barrels to the frame, and, afterpainting them with a coat of thick paint to fill the cracks,we launched the craft. Then we covered the frame with theboards, laying them crosswise. A ring-bolt in each cornerand a roller in the middle, and an old hose-pipe tackedaround the edges, completed
Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . HOUSE-BOATS AND RAFTS we lifted this hollow rectangle onto them so that it restedon their sides as in Fig. 15. Cutting the four-foot joists intofour one-foot pieces, we utilized them as corner braces. Next we fastened the barrels to the frame, and, afterpainting them with a coat of thick paint to fill the cracks,we launched the craft. Then we covered the frame with theboards, laying them crosswise. A ring-bolt in each cornerand a roller in the middle, and an old hose-pipe tackedaround the edges, completed the float as shown in Fig. 16. This we found was a most excellent float, and, above all, itwas light, could be hauled out on the bank easily, or storedduring the winter. As it rose and fell with the tide there was no trouble inlaunching the boats at any time, whereas with a dock thepleasures of launching at low-water are too well known tobe described. Below is a table of expenditures: Barrels, at 25 cents each $ Joists $20 per M 55 Boards 30 Nails 4 cents a pound 20 Paint 20
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