Two coats of paint should be put on, and the paddle varnished.
A deck of half-inch pine, laid from No. 9 to No. 10, under the canvas, allows the canoeist to sit on deck sometimes in paddling.
In entering the boat, step in the centre (facing the bow), and, with a hand on each gunwale, drop into the seat.
When not in use the canoe should be sponged out and stored on shore.
WORKING PLANS FOR A CANVAS CANOE.—[See Pages 350 and 351.]