Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 302
t close upagainst the first board, soas to leave no crack whenthe bottom is finished.Caulk up any accidentalcrack with oakum ; givethe whole a coating of coal-tar, and let it dry.The remainder of the work is comparativelyeasy. After the coal-tar has dried, turn the boatover, and erect four posts,… … — a book-shelf, a fewclothes-hooks, etc. Put in oar-locks, eachmade of a board with adeep notch cut in it;there should be threeoar-locks — one for thesteering oar and two infront for rowing (see Fig-ure No. 4). Set a seatin front of the oar-locks,with a hole for a jack-staff to pass through.The…
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