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in a boy's life than when he sees his little model steamer proudly make her way across the park pond, or his little sail-boat respond to the summer breeze. The author takes this opportunity to thank his wife, who acted as his amanuensis in the preparation of this manuscript. RAYMOND FRANCIS YATES. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I WHY A BOAT FLOATS 3 II THE HULL 12 III HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE BOATS, WITH AND WITHOUT POWER DRIVE 26 IV STEAM AND ELECTRIC PROPULSION 42 V AN ELECTRIC LAUNCH 66 VI A STEAM LAUNCH 75 VII AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN LAKE FREIGHTER 91 VIII AN ELECTRIC SUBMARINE-CHASER 98 IX BOAT FITTINGS 107 X THE DESIGN OF MODEL STEAM-ENGINES 126 XI A MODEL FLOATING DRY-DOCK 135 XII OPERATION OF FLASH STEAM POWER PLANTS FOR MODEL BOATS 149 XIII SAILING YACHTS 164 XIV TWO-FOOT SAILING YACHT 184 APPENDIX 207 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A two-foot steam boat _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE Getting ready for a trip 72 All ready to go 73 A powerful gasolene blow-torch 112 Just after the race 113 A twin-cylinder steam engine for model marine use 168 A cup-winning model sail boat 169 BOYS' BOOK OF MODEL BOATS BOYS' BOOK OF MODEL BOATS CHAPTER I WHY A BOAT FLOATS BEFORE taking up the construction of any of the model power boats described in this book, it will be well for the young boat-builder to become acquainted with such terms as buoyancy, displacement, center of gravity, etc. Knowledge of these subjects
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