#5085--CONSTRUCTION OF THE COMUS:
A 14-Ft. Outboard Motor Boat
by Louis E. Germain, N.A.
Ever since the time some and enterprising cave craftsman hollowed out a log and scooped it awkwardly through the dark waters of a primeval lake, there has been a fascination attached to the small boat, and the home-craftsman of today is not much different in this respect from the coracle builders of earliest England or the Indians of young America. There is probably no other home workshop job so easily and inexpensively built which offers the wide variety of pleasure and usefulness as does the humble rowboat. Gallantly upholding this tradition is the newl designed "Comus", a sturdy and goodlooking boat with a length of fourteen feet, graceful in appearance, hardy in performance, and easy to handle. Especially created for readers of POPULAR HOMECRAFT Magazine, it is presented in these pages because it possesses features of safety and efficiency which are unusual in the average boat designed for the dual combination of propulsion by oars and outboard motor.
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