CARL H. CLARK

The foundation may now be removed from under the boat, and she may be supported upon blocks and shored upright. At this time it will be well to put in place the remaining bolts in the mast step. The stem also should be planed down to follow the surface of the plank, leaving the face only about 3/4" wide, which face is fitted with a half round galvanized iron band, extending well down on the keel. The top of the stem is cut off about £" above the deck and trimmed down to a tenon about 3/4" wide. The keel under the after overhang is also to be trimmed down to the surface of the plank and smoothed off to follow the same angle.

The skeg is of 2" oak fitted to the curve of the underside of the keel. The after end is plumb and is rounded out to admit the rudder post after being thinned down to 1 1/2" thick. The forward end extends to the end of the centerboard slot and is rounded up as shown in Fig. 13. At the forward end a rivet may be driven, but elsewhere it must be fastened from above by lag screws driven through the keel. This skeg must be nicely fitted and be well fastened so there will be no tendency to work sidewise. The rudder stock is 1 1/2" diameter of galvanized iron of the proper length to reach from the bottom of the skeg to about 3" above the standing room seat. There are four or five 1/2" holes drilled through it to take the fastenings for the wood blade, and at right angles to these a 1/2" hole is drilled at the top to take the tiller bolt. A tube is provided which is a turning fit for the stock and has a threaded end. A block is fastened on the top of the keel, as shown in Fig. 13, and a hole is bored of proper size to allow the tube to be screwed in, which should be done after smearing the threads with lead. In order to be sure that the tube is screwed in perfectly plumb, the rudder stock should be inserted, and the lower end held firmly while the tube is being screwed into place with a pipe wrench.

After the centerboard box is built the floor of the cabin and standing room can be laid. The floor beams are about 2" x 7/8" spruce; forward and aft of the cent-erboard box they run across and rest upon the frames, the ends being beveled off. In the way of the centre-board box the beams must, of course, be cut and strips, as shown in Fig. 13, are fastened on to the box with screws to take the inner ends of these beams. The flooring of both cabin and standing room is of 3/4|" pine laid in straight boards. The middle boards are left loose to give access to the space below. Around the outside, next to the side of the boat, it is fitted to shape. A strip should be laid also on the on the slant of the frame and fitted to the curve, to prevent articles from sliding down under the flooring.

The sidelights in the cabin trunk are about 12" long and 4" wide, and of elliptical shape. They are cut out with a compass saw, a small hole being bored to allow the cut to be started. The inner edge is rounded and on the outer side a rabbet about i" wide and i" deep, is cut around. Into this rabbet the glass is set and the corner filled with putty. A pair of screw ventilators about 3" in diameter, set into the trunk on the forward end, will be found to give good ventilation and are not expensive.

There should be a transom or berth fitted on each side and across the forward end of the cabin, about 6" high, and 2' wide, at the after end, tapering towards the bow. A board is left loose in the top, giving locker space below. It may be desirable to cover the frames on the inside of the cabin with thin sheathing, if it is intended to use the boat for cruising, as this will protect somewhat against the dampness and moisture. A door should be fitted to the forward bulkhead, opening above the transom, and fitted with hinges and latch.

The opening in the cabin roof is now to be trimmed out to the third beam, making an opening about 2' long and 2' wide. The after bulkhead is finished out to make the opening the same width; the lower edge of the opening being a few inches above the standing room floor. The edges of the bulkhead around this opening are lined w!th a casing about 3 1/2" wide, with a ledge all around, against which the cabin doors will close; this is shown in Fig. 13, and would be best made with a rabbet on the outside to fit over the edge of the sheathing.

The slides and hatch on the top of the cabin are made as shown. The slide pieces are 4 1/2" high at the after end tapering to 2" at the forward end and are about 4' long. They are provided with a groove on their inside faces 1/2" x i" about 1/2" down from and parallel with the upper edge. The outer coiner is rounded off. The cross pieces of the slide are provided with a projection which fits the groove in the side pieces and allows them to slide. The boards of the top of the slide are 3/4" matched and laid fore and aft. The beams are cut on a camber considerably greater than that of the cabin roof as shown in Fig. 15. The middle beam should be quite thin in order to pass over the top of the casing at the forward end of the opening. The aftermost cross piece should be in such a position that when the slide is closed it wiil be just even with the ledge on the casing so that the doors will close against it when they are shut. The opening in the roof inside the hatch is cased up with 1/2" stock along the sides and across the front, as in Fig. 13; at the after end the casing should make a good joint with the vertical door jambs, and across the forward should extend high enough to overlap the forward cross pieces of the slide and keep out spray and wash. When this work is neatly done it adds much to the appearance of the boat. The cabin doors would best be bought, as they are rather difficult to make and does not cost much if bought at the proper place. They must be rounded at the top to fit under the slide, and must be cut out to fit around the centreboard when the latter is drawn up.

An oak top is to be made for the centreboard casing with a neatly rounded edge and a slot at the after end to allow the board to pass through. A folding table leaf about 2' 6" long and 12" wide may also be hinged to this top piece, folding down against the box when not in use. The cabin can be fitted with such additional lockers, and shelves as the fancy of the builder may indicate. The standing room seats are built about 16" above the floor, and about 12" wide outside of the coaming. They rest upon cross braces, the outer ends of which are supported by turned posts. The seat across the after end is arranged to give support to the rudder tube by a block or by other means. If desired, the space underneath the side seats may be enclosed by sheathing and fitted with removable doors, forming good locker space, in which case the bulk-head across the after end need extend only down to the level of the seat. If the seats are open underneath, a removable door is fitted to the after bulk-head.