Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 77
8 inches wide,and 14 deep, including the bottom and deck.Use pine, white-wood, cedar, or cypress ^ ofan inch thick and planed on both sides. Atthe bow, the ends of the sides are attached to astem-piece of hard wood, as shown at H in Fig.8 ; and having poured boiling water on the for-ward ends, they… … FIG. 7. A SIDE-WHEEL CATAMARA.N. The first spreader is placed 3 feet from the bow,and three or four more of them can be fastenedbetween the sides. The bottom is made ofpine or white wood boards, well leaded in thejoints and along the edges where the bottomand top boards join the sides ; and before…
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