What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 136
tle ovef14 feet long, to allow for the curve. Nail an end of one of the bottom boards to the stern board Home-Made Boats. 107 (see Fig. 80); its side edge must be flush with the outer edgeof the side piece. Bend the bottom board carefully along thecurve to the first cross piece A (Fig. 80) and nail… … Fig. 80. leave no crack when the bottom is finished. Caulk up anyaccidental cracks with oakum ; give the whole hull a coating ofcoal tar, and allow it to harden. The remainder of the work iscomparatively easy. After the coal tar has hardened, turn the boat over anderect four posts, one at each end…
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