Outing . is in the form of an uncov-ered slip between the piers of which thecraft may be run, the construction of asimple shelter is an easy matter. Thiswill consist of a strip of heavy canvas stretched over iron bows, or hoops, thatstraddle the slip. In order to make asubstantial framework, one of thesehoops should be set in the slip at a dis-tance of about every three feet, and eachmay be held securely in place by meansof sockets into which the ends slide. Screw rings, or eyes, should be at-tached to the sides of the slip above thesockets to serve as guides, and if thesockets are provided wi
Outing . is in the form of an uncov-ered slip between the piers of which thecraft may be run, the construction of asimple shelter is an easy matter. Thiswill consist of a strip of heavy canvas stretched over iron bows, or hoops, thatstraddle the slip. In order to make asubstantial framework, one of thesehoops should be set in the slip at a dis-tance of about every three feet, and eachmay be held securely in place by meansof sockets into which the ends slide. Screw rings, or eyes, should be at-tached to the sides of the slip above thesockets to serve as guides, and if thesockets are provided with stops for theends of the hoops, no clamps will beneeded to hold the framework in hoops should be sufficiently long sothat the heads of occupants of the boatwill not strike the top of the frameworkat high water, although if this distanceis made unnecessarily great, an undueamount of canvas will be required andthe cost of the shelter will not be keptas low as would otherwise be the case. [587]. LEAN-TO ADDED TO THE BOATHOUSE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PER-MANENT SHELTER AT SMALL EXPENSE The canvas should be sufficiently wideto surround the hoops completely fromone side to the other where they projectabove the docks. The edges of the can-vas may be either laced or hooked downto the top of the docks or sides of theslip, and for this purpose, grommets, orbrass rings, should be sewed into the ma-terial. The covering may be attachedto the hoops either by lacing or by meansof sliding rings sewed into the canvas,but as the latter permits the shelter tobe raised along the side when it is de-sired to admit more light or air, this isprobably the better method of the should be provided at both thewater and shore ends of this tunnel,and these should be furnished with lac-ing or buttons that will render them rainand wind tight when closed. If wide docks form the slip over whichthe shelter is erected, entrances may becut in the canvas on either side of thecovering. These sh
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