Nail a plank (C) between them at the centre to hold them in position, and a second similar plank below it.
Cut solid block of wood (D) to form the stem or bow-piece, and a stern board about 2 feet long, 10 inches deep.
Join the two bow ends of A and B by screwing them into the block D.
Join the two stern ends by screwing them to each end of the stern board, and strengthen by screwing stern seat (E) on to both sides and stern piece.
Turn the boat upside down, and screw on planks F F to form the bottom. Caulk the seams between these by driving in tow by means of a blunt chisel and mallet, and paint them with pitch, if necessary, to make them water-tight. Mark where the seats G G are to come, and nail pieces of plank to the sides of the boat, reaching to a height of one foot from the floor, to act as supports to the seats. Put the seats in resting on these chocks, and screw them to the sides. Screw a pair of strong wooden pins to each side of the boat (H H) to form rowlocks. Knock out plank C, and your boat is ready.
CAMPAIGNING AND PATHFINDING.
Practices (see p. [182]).—Mountain Climbing, Boat Management, Barometer and Thermometer Reading, Find the North, pp. [190]-194; Judging Heights and Distances, pp. [187]-188, [195], [205]; Semaphore and Morse Signalling, pp. [201]-202; Drill Signals, p. [203]; Hiding Dispatches, Campaigning Tests, p. [205]; Exploration, pp. [175]-176.
Games.—Night Patrolling, p. [182]; Whale Hunt, p. [183]; Mountain Scouting, p. [183]; Star-gazing, p. [196]; Judging Distance, p. [197]; Finding North, p. [197]; Dispatch Running, pp. [53], [205]; Arctic Expedition, p. [52]; Siberian Man Hunt, [53].
HOW TO MAKE A BOAT.