Build This
TURTLE BOAT
For the Fun of It!
Its paddle wheels are propelled by hand cranks, and it’s as
safe a kids’ boat as you'll ever find for ponds and streams
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exciting paddie-wheel boat. Propulsion is by hand cranks and the rudderless
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ward, the other backwards.
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outdistance dad in a rowboat. The turtle shells over the paddle wheels keep water
from splashing into the boat.
Ck ee Ceo ee er cnc urand cut and planed at one time. They
must match exactly and the edges must be
‘square to the sides so the bottom will le
Mish on all three, Notice that there must
‘e's cutout at the bottom for the Vevin-=
thick plywood bottom. Next. dado the
sdepicves at each end, Since’ the center
Section is Tm shorter than the sides is
not dadioed. This piece slips into a
Seep dado om the front and backs
Bel up the eenter seeuion wath %.
‘wood glued and nailed 6 «
the eranks ate fastened. You cat ct
om immedi
fer later
inthe battom seetion te hued
{place with the 1s-in. No. 13
boat nails, Place the setup on a patr of
swhorses and fasten the endpicces in
place. Now flip it over and, wth glue and
icin, No. 16 nails, fasten the 44-in.ply=
wood bottom. To" make: bending aster,
TURTLE BOAT
soak the ends of the plywood with hot
‘water: Pip ayain and thm the enter ste=
tion to correct depth for the seats
‘The inside of the puddie-whee! housing
is of Min plywood glued and nailed 9
ic of the boat. Next, ett raps
de redwood for the top edKes
Inside and outside of the housing.
Glue and nail the plywood sides to these
pices The insides sre glued and nailed
to two pieces of wood Bin. wide: the out~
Side, in turn, is fastened to them. Since
he outside pivce is attached to the side of
the boat at the transom, the housings al=
‘mast come to a point at the back, Its an
Sey. ind, At the framt tho. sides are
Brought in to approximately 7 in. of the
sides where filler block is used. A'Stan-
ley Sunform works fine for fairing the top
of the paddle housings. Lused %e-in. ply=
‘wood for the top: if this Is not readily
(Plone turn to poe 138)