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 313
Fig. 189.—Mast Bench. 284 Winter. not, and the rudder-post and tiller seem to be a little too diffi-cult, they may be omitted, and a stationary runner block substi-tuted in their place. The boat must then be steered by thefeet of the crew. To do this he should have on skates. If a … Fig. 190,—Steering Apparatus. long handle be attached to the stern like the back to a sleigh-chair, the steersman with skates on can guide the boat withhis feet by standing behind and holding on to the handle atthe stern. With this rig, the boat can accommodate a passen-ger aboard, as the steersman…
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