The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . VAS CANOE pit, and cut off the ends so they will joinneatly. Then fasten it to the cockpitframe, allowing two inches to projectabove the deck, and shave off the topedge the same as you did the cockpitframe, so it will be two inches abovethe deck at every point. For a small canoe built for paddlingonly, it is unnecessary to have anythingmore than a strip fastened to the bottomfor The Keel. —So cut a lattice-strip eightfeet in length, and screw it along thebottom of the keelson (see Fig. 212). The Bilge-keels are lattic
The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . VAS CANOE pit, and cut off the ends so they will joinneatly. Then fasten it to the cockpitframe, allowing two inches to projectabove the deck, and shave off the topedge the same as you did the cockpitframe, so it will be two inches abovethe deck at every point. For a small canoe built for paddlingonly, it is unnecessary to have anythingmore than a strip fastened to the bottomfor The Keel. —So cut a lattice-strip eightfeet in length, and screw it along thebottom of the keelson (see Fig. 212). The Bilge-keels are lattice-strips fas-tened along the sides of the canoe as aprotection to the canvas, and should beattached directly over the ribbands. Oneof these on the centre ribband of eachside will be sufficient (see Fig. 212). For a finish to the upper edge ofthe canoe, Outside Gunwales should be attachedoutside ofthe present ones. These willcover the joint between the canvas ofthe deck and the lower portion of theframework. All of these outside stripsshould be fastened in place with the. 2i6 OUTDOOR PASTIMES round-headed screws, after which they should be painted. Figure 212 shows the canoe completed. A Seat is desirable for the bottom of the canoe, for comfort as well as to prevent your feet from wearing ._, ^ . out the canvas. This —\^ seat should be movable, R 1=^ SO it may be taken outFig. 213. — Seat. 1 • 1 to dram the water from the bottom of the canoe, and may be made as shown in Fig. 213. Batten together two six-inch boards upon their under face and notch the two side edges to fit over the ribs of the framework (see Fig. 207). In order to keep your canoe in good condition, donot allow it to remain in the water for any length oftime when not using it, as the canvas would soon rot bydoing so. After a spin, pull it out of the water, andturn it upside down to dry; then put it away undercover to remain until again wanted for use. With the greatest of care a boy will puncture hiscanoe
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