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��"Dirigo" pattern will hold the canoe against a strong current or breeze and when folded has no projecting points upon which to step or which will puncture the planking. You cannot walk up to the bow to hoist the anchor as you could aboard a rowboat, but I have found the

����Holding one end of the short line at A, the canoeist snaps the galvanized snap C over the anchor line, D E. Then pulling in on A, he allows D E to pay out until the anchor is at the bow as shown in the second illustration. Then A is belayed to a cleat and D payed out until the anchor rests on the bottom as in the third illustration when the anchor rope D E is also belayed.

To pull up the anchor, A remains be- layed while D is pulled in until the anchor is in the position shown in the second illustration. Then A is uncleated and further pulling on D brings the anchor back to the canoeist as shown in diagram /. When the anchor rope is unsnapped, the anchor is folded and stowed.

With this rig, which is very simple, one may anchor at will in almost any sort of weather and shorten or lengthen the cable to suit varying conditions without leaving one's seat. Do not be afraid to

��An anchor is a great convenience, especially when it is attached as shown for handling it entirely from the seat of a canoe

��following rig effective for the purpose.

From a ship chandler, get a lignum vitae bull's-eye with an eye diameter of l^ in. Then get a brass screw-eye whose interior diameter is that of the outside diameter of the bull's-eye at the bottom of the groove which surrounds it. Using a cold chisel, carefully open the screw-eye sufficiently to insert the bull's-eye, then with the aid of a vise, seat the screw-eye firmly in the groove of the bull's-eye. Set this device crosswise in the center of the forward deck

and run a I4- 3

in. cotton rope through it, the rope's length should be twice that of the canoe- ist's distance from the bow when occupying the rear seat. This is shown at A. B. C. At A tie a knot which can not pass through the bull's- eye, at C fasten a galvanized snap hook through which the anchor line runs easily.

����Layout of the ordinary canoe of the seats and the thwarts.

��use a good long ■' ■ —

anchor line, — 50 ft.

will be none too long — and will allow the

anchor to hold against a current or

breeze which would cause the canoe to

drag if a shorter cable were attached.

On calm waters, in calm weather, or with a moderate stern breeze, a single- handed canoeist with no luggage aboard, should turn the canoe stern first and sit on the bow seat facing the stern which is now the bow or on a cushion leaning

against thwart 1. From either position the canoe trims well with but one man aboard, the chance to change from one position to the other at will is very restful and aads greatly to one's endur- ance on a fairly long run

When running into a strong breeze or with a quartering wind, which catches the bow and swings it around, sit in front of

��showing the relative positions Seats are for calm weather use

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