We can sail all over south Jersey on the thing. Come on down and
help me build it."
The Frame of the Yacht.
[Illustration: Fig. 215. The Backbone and Crosspiece.]
I followed him to the shed at the back of the school and found that he had
already procured a couple of scantlings for the frame of the boat. The
sticks were 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide. The backbone was cut to a
length of 10 feet, and a 5-foot link was sawed off for the crosspiece. The
two pieces were securely nailed together about 3 feet from the forward end
of the backbone. The crosspiece was set on edge, but a notch was cut in it
about 1 inch deep to receive the backbone. We might have braced the frame
with wooden braces, as in the ice boat, but we thought that this time we
would vary the design by using wire bracing instead, thus making the frame
much lighter. I asked Bill how he proposed to tighten the wire.
Turnbuckles were the thing, but I knew that they were rather expensive.
"Just you leave that to me," said Bill. "I've a scheme that I think will
work out all right."
A Simple Turnbuckle.
[Illustration: Fig. 216. An Eye Bolt.]
[Illustration: Fig. 217. Stretching the Guy Lines.]
At the hardware store of the town we bought a pound of No.
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