The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-02-26

10 feet long and boom % feet In
| length. The gaH should measure 2 inches
IN diameter and the boom half an inch
larger. 1t It is not possible to obtain
single sticks that. are long enough, two
pieces may be used, Joined with long
wedge splice. In making splice, how
eyer, care should be taken to bind the
| parts firmly, DO not screw them TO-
| gether. as the screw holes weaken the
wood. Two or three steel wire nails
may be, used to tack the pins together.
Then the entire splice must be wound
with cotton line, drawn tight and treated
with shellac or varnish. s~.
Havlng completed the woodwork,
have blacksmith make two shoes, or
| runners, 40 inches long, 3 inches deep
and half an inch in thickness, with the
lower edge slightly beveled. The front
ends should turn UP like an old-fashoned
skate runner, and ut two places, two
feet apart, shanks of round iron al, inch
| in diameter should be welded. Three
| inches from the top of the runners col
lars must be welded to these shanks. and
the top ends of the shnnks are to be
threaded and fitted with nuts and wash
ers, SO that when completed they can be
| boltcd fast to- the shoe blocks, through
which INCH holes have been bored to re
| cciye them.
A rudder - inches long and 3 inches
deep, turned up at both ends, is then
made 1t must have a cutting edge, with
10 the middle of this shank is welded
| to which Il collar is attached six inches
up from the top of the rudder, The
shank is made long enough to stand 6 ar
inches above the deck. At it's top a
square. shoulder is formed. over which the
end of an iron tiller will fit. being held
IN IN, place by Il nut. The handle end of the
tiller may be bound with cord or felt. so
I that it will not be so cold to grin wheu
| in use.
Fig. 2 shows the position and arrange
ment of the steering apparatus, but it is
not necessary that it should be carried
out exactly as describcG.,. as experience
may suggest slight notifications For
the boy who is not already an expert.
however, this form of r,ldder is recon-
mended. 1t will be found to work very
well. For the sail take 16 yards of UNI
bicached muslin and bite two ribs
! through the center of it the entire length.
That will divide it into three strips, each
IL inches i'll width.
VI this form a triangular sail 16 feet
long on the "aff, 20 on the boom and II
feet on the lcech. The gaff and boom
| edges must be hemmed in a strong and
even manner, and for this purpose a
sailmakers needle and white Irvine
should be used. A line of cotton reef
points may extend through the length, of
four feet up from the boom. These will
render it possible to shorten sail if de-
sirable. 20 that the boat can be used on
windy day when full sail would be
risky.
The main sheet rope should be ur-
ranged on the boom as shown in the H.
lustration, making i; double block fast to
the boat, a single one on the boom and
rearing the rope from the boom 10 the
deck block. to the boom block, to the
deck block again and into the hand
AT the forward end of the boom under
the masts make fast another block, and
through it run Il brace rope arranged in
such a manner that the boom and sail
can be drawn back and up, as otherwise
it would drop down and be useless.
Instead of block and rope, q short
piece of the cable rigging may he used
| and the ends made fast to heavy screw
eyes in the boom and top of bowsprit
The necessary cleats to fasten ropes and
| halyards to may lie secured to the deck
| or to the stringers and as q finishing
touch Il little bunting pennant fastened
to Il rod and placed at masthead
If these instructions are carefully fol-
lowed, very good and fast boat can be
| made, and on account Of its lateen rig
and two masts it can he handled much
more easily than a jb and mainsail boat.
Harry Adams.