The houseboat book
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William Francis Waugh. The houseboat book
CHAPTER I. PRELUDE
CHAPTER II. GATHERING INFORMATION
CHAPTER III. PREPARATIONS
CHAPTER IV. THE FIRST SHIPWRECK
CHAPTER V. THE CANAL
CHAPTER VI. THE ILLINOIS RIVER
CHAPTER VII. BUILDING THE BOAT
CHAPTER VIII. THE LOWER ILLINOIS
CHAPTER IX. TOWING
CHAPTER X. ST. LOUIS
CHAPTER XI. THE MISSISSIPPI
CHAPTER XII. CAIRO AND THE OHIO
CHAPTER XIII. DUCK SHOOTING
CHAPTER XIV. SNAGGED IN TENNESSEE CHUTE
CHAPTER XV. MOORING
CHAPTER XVI. A LEVEE CAMP
CHAPTER XVII. VICKSBURG
CHAPTER XVIII. RIVER PIRATES
CHAPTER XIX. THE ATCHAFALAYA
CHAPTER XX. MELVILLE—FIRST DEER HUNT
CHAPTER XXI. BATON ROUGE—THE PANTHER
CHAPTER XXII. THE BOBCAT
CHAPTER XXIII. ASCENDING THE ATCHAFALAYA
CHAPTER XXIV. DUCKING AT CATAHOULA LAKE
CHAPTER XXV. SOME LOUISIANA FOLKS
CHAPTER XXVI. FROM WINTER TO SUMMER IN A DAY
CHAPTER XXVII. VOYAGE ENDED
CHAPTER XXVIII. DANGERS AND DELIGHTS
CHAPTER XXIX. RESULTS
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From magazine articles we gathered that a new boat would cost about $1,000. We were assured, however, that we could buy an old one that would answer all needs for about $100. We were told that if the boat measures 15 tons or more our rapidly-becoming-paternal government requires the services of a licensed pilot. All steamers are required to have licensed engineers, though the requirements for an owner's license are not very rigid. Gasoline boats as yet do not come under any laws, though there is talk of legislation upon them, and there may be, by the time this book reaches its readers.
Houseboats usually have no direct power, but are gently propelled by long sweeps. If the boat is small this is all right; but as large a boat as ours would require about four strong men to hold her steady in dangerous places. It takes a much smaller investment if power is excluded; and if the boat goes only down stream, with force enough to manage her in currents and blows it is cheaper to hire towage when requisite. But if possible have power, and enough. Many boats we saw in the Mississippi are fitted with stern wheels and gasoline engines, and these have great advantages. In cold weather the engineer is protected, and can run in and get warm, while if in a towing boat he may suffer. The expense is less, as there is the hull of the towboat to buy when separate. The motion communicated to the cabin by an attached engine is soon forgotten. You should not calculate in selling either cabin, engine or towboat when ready to leave for the north, as prices in the south are uncertain; and if you have not invested in power you lose that much less if you desert your outfit.
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The question of motive power was one on which we received so much and such contradictory advice that we were bewildered. It seemed preferable to have the power in a tender, so that if we were moored anywhere and wished to send for mail, supplies or aid, the tender could be so dispatched without having to tow the heavy cabin boat. So we purchased a small gasoline boat with a two-horse-power engine. At the last moment, however, Jim persuaded us to exchange it for a larger one, a 20-footer, with three-horse-power Fay & Bowen engine. In getting a small boat see that it is a "water cooler," as an air-cooler will run a few minutes and stop, as the piston swells. Also see that she is fitted with reversing gear. Not all boats are. This was a fine sea boat, the engine very fast, and she was well worth the $365 paid for her.
The crew of the "Helen W. of Chicago," consisted of the Doctor, the Missis, the Boy (aged 11), Miss Miggles (aged 10), Millie the house-keeper, Jim and J. J. We should have had two dogs, little and big; and next time they go in as an essential part of the crew.
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