The equipment of Tinker is indicated in the ap¬ pended tabulation. Perhaps it will serve to suggest items which might otherwise be forgotten to people who are discovering in their first cruisers the delights of cruising. I have been criticized for preferring linen to oilcloth tablecloths, paper napkins, paper towels and the absence of sheets and pillow slips, yet never have I heard a word of protest from anyone who has cruised with the civilized influences which, owing to my personal eccentricity, if you like, they have found in my boats. There is more fun and less work in having a boat at all times orderly and ship¬ shape, just as there is more enjoyment in a well cooked, varied diet, and comfortable, well appointed berths than there is in living in a perpetual mess with haphazard meals produced from cans or in a frying pan. Now for a word about the detail without which all other advantages in a small cruiser, or a large one, lose their charm: screened ventilation. To obtain at all times sweet, untainted air in a motor cruiser the engine must not only be completely segregated from the cabin, but the engine space must be so ventilated by a passage of air that no smell of engine vapor THE GALLEY GUIDE 138 reaches the cockpit. This is accomplished in Tinker by the installation of the engine aft of a water-tight, vapor-proof bulkhead which separates it completely from the cabin. Two cowl ventilators erected above the cabin top carry a strong draft beneath the cock¬ pit floor, which has its exit through a mushroom ventilator in the stern deck which is of greater area than the air inlet pipes combined. The engine itself, being completely enclosed, does not make much more vapor than is sucked from the crankcase by the car¬ bureter intake. What vapor there is leaves by the stern and is only noticeable when the speed of the boat before the wind is the same as the velocity of the wind. The cabin obtains through ventilation by leaving the hatch over the toilet room, which is hinged on the after side, sufficiently open to cause a passage of air augmented by the scoops in the port- lights. Every aperture in the cabin, including the companionway, is equipped with copper screens. No amount of mosquitoes can daunt Tinker. There are various wrinkles in connection with gasoline feed and other mechanical details which are incorporated in Tinker which have no place in an article on equipment and stowage, but which con¬ tribute to safety, comfort and peace of mind. After years of cruising the real joy of the sport comes from pride in acquired experience, and ability to explore new waters in confidence, free from the cares and annoyances of makeshifts of all sorts. Tinker is not the boat for long deep-sea cruises, but as a comfortable and mobile summer home for coast¬ wise explorations she leaves little to be desired. And she is an inexpensive stock boat ! INDEX Recipe Page Number Number Apple pie . 38 Apple sauce . 35 Asparagus . . 934 87 Asparagus salad . 72 Bacon . 53 Bacon and apple . 53 Bacon and eggs . 42 Bacon and tomato . . 603 54 Baked apples . 39 Baked bananas . 40 Baked beans . 82 Baked fish . . 302 46 Baked macaroni . . 932 87 Baked potatoes . . 905 81 Baked spaghetti . 83 Baking powder biscuits . . 1 28 Bananas, baked . . 109 40 Bass . . 311 49 Beans, baked . 82 Beans, string .

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The equipment of Tinker is indicated in the ap¬ pended tabulation. Perhaps it will serve to suggest items which might otherwise be forgotten to people who are discovering in their first cruisers the delights of cruising. I have been criticized for preferring linen to oilcloth tablecloths, paper napkins, paper towels and the absence of sheets and pillow slips, yet never have I heard a word of protest from anyone who has cruised with the civilized influences which, owing to my personal eccentricity, if you like, they have found in my boats. There is more fun and less work in having a boat at all times orderly and ship¬ shape, just as there is more enjoyment in a well cooked, varied diet, and comfortable, well appointed berths than there is in living in a perpetual mess with haphazard meals produced from cans or in a frying pan. Now for a word about the detail without which all other advantages in a small cruiser, or a large one, lose their charm: screened ventilation. To obtain at all times sweet, untainted air in a motor cruiser the engine must not only be completely segregated from the cabin, but the engine space must be so ventilated by a passage of air that no smell of engine vapor reaches the cockpit. This is accomplished in Tinker by the installation of the engine aft of a water-tight, vapor-proof bulkhead which separates it completely from the cabin. Two cowl ventilators erected above the cabin top carry a strong draft beneath the cock¬ pit floor, which has its exit through a mushroom ventilator in the stern deck which is of greater area than the air inlet pipes combined. The engine itself, being completely enclosed, does not make much more vapor than is sucked from the crankcase by the car¬ bureter intake. What vapor there is leaves by the stern and is only noticeable when the speed of the boat before the wind is the same as the velocity of the wind. The cabin obtains through ventilation by leaving the hatch over the toilet room, which is hinged on the after side, sufficiently open to cause a passage of air augmented by the scoops in the portlights. Every aperture in the cabin, including the companionway, is equipped with copper screens. No amount of mosquitoes can daunt Tinker. There are various wrinkles in connection with gasoline feed and other mechanical details which are incorporated in Tinker which have no place in an article on equipment and stowage, but which con¬ tribute to safety, comfort and peace of mind. After years of cruising the real joy of the sport comes from pride in acquired experience, and ability to explore new waters in confidence, free from the cares and annoyances of makeshifts of all sorts. Tinker is not the boat for long deep-sea cruises, but as a comfortable and mobile summer home for coast¬ wise explorations she leaves little to be desired. And she is an inexpensive stock boat ! Recipe Page Number Number Apple pie . Apple sauce . Asparagus . . 934 Asparagus salad . Bacon . Bacon and apple . Bacon and eggs . Bacon and tomato . . 603 Baked apples . Baked bananas . Baked beans . Baked fish . . 302 Baked macaroni . . 932 Baked potatoes . . 905 Baked spaghetti . Baking powder biscuits . . 1 Bananas, baked . . 109 Bass . . 311 Beans, baked . Beans, string .

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