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 aa ee OMe ae ee Ce ee Id exciting paddie-wheel boat. Propulsion is by hand cranks and the rudderless eC a MCR CRUEL Ce a Cee ward, the other backwards. SO eRe MMM mm Cole eae 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 urand 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)