The lee boards
were paddle-shaped affairs of the form and dimensions shown in Fig. 121.
Each paddle near the top was hinged to the end of a board three inches
wide and a foot long. The paddle was held at right angles to the board by
means of a hook. Each board was fastened with door hinges to a baseboard
which extended the width of the boat and was attached to the crosspiece of
the canoe by means of a couple of bolts. The bolt heads were countersunk,
so that the hinged boards could lie flat over them. To the top of each lee
board two ropes were attached, one passing forward around a pulley and
thence back to a cleat within easy reach of the occupant of the canoe, and
the other passing directly back to this cleat. By pulling the former rope
the lee board was lifted out of the water, while the latter rope was used
to swing the board into working position. When tacking to port (left), the
board on the left side of the canoe was lowered and the other was raised,
as shown in Fig. 123, and when tacking to the starboard (right) the board
on the right side was lowered, while the left one was raised.
[Illustration: Fig. 122. Section of the Canoe, Showing Lee Board.]
[Illustration: Fig. 123. The Lee Boards in Use on Canoe.
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