Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · New York : Scribner · leaf 78
ottom 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 thetop or deck is placed on, the interior of theboats should have two or three good coats ofpaint. Three cross-stringers of spruce 23^ by4 inches, and 6… … FIG. 8. DKTAILS OF A SIDE-WHEEL CATAMAKAN AND A BICVCLE-BOAT FOR Two. tached on which the row-locks may be fastened. These boards are 8 or 9 inches wide, and cut away at the front so that they are not more than 2 or 3 inches wide. The high ends arc braced with round iron braces as shown, and where…
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