. St. Nicholas [serial] . THE PRACTICAL BOY. By Joseph H. Adams. SEVENTH PAPER. BOATS. In this article we give a few of the simplerforms of sail and mechanical boats. The warn-ing should be made at the outset that the boy-use the greatest care in constructing a boat, notonly for the natural pride he will take in making. must be bent and formed in the shape of aboat. From a board 7/% of an inch thick cut aspreader, D, 10 inches wide, 48 inches long atone side, and 42 inches at the other. Arrangethis between the boards about midway from bowto stern, so that the bottom of the spreader isflush wit
. St. Nicholas [serial] . THE PRACTICAL BOY. By Joseph H. Adams. SEVENTH PAPER. BOATS. In this article we give a few of the simplerforms of sail and mechanical boats. The warn-ing should be made at the outset that the boy-use the greatest care in constructing a boat, notonly for the natural pride he will take in making. must be bent and formed in the shape of aboat. From a board 7/% of an inch thick cut aspreader, D, 10 inches wide, 48 inches long atone side, and 42 inches at the other. Arrangethis between the boards about midway from bowto stern, so that the bottom of the spreader isflush with the bottom of the sides, and draw inthe rear ends of the boards and tie them tem-porarily with a piece of rope. The stern-plankis cut the same shape as the stem-post, B, butit is 3 or 4 inches wide. An inner keel is thencut 6 inches wide and pointed at the bow endsand stern, where it is attached to the loweredges of the sides and flush with those 1. a double-ended sharpv. The spreadfer and stern-plank will give the a good job, but for the still more important rea- sides a flare, which will have a tendency alsoson that the safety of all on board is dependent to curve the bottom of the boat slightly fromupon his skill and conscientious work in mak- bow to stern. The bottom planks are 4 inchesing the p
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