Chapter I: Front Matter

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_THE BOAT-BUILDER SERIES._

_I._

ALL ADRIFT; or, The Goldwing Club.

_II._

SNUG HARBOR; or, The Champlain Mechanics.

_III._

SQUARE AND COMPASSES; or, Building the
House.

_IV._

STEM TO STERN; or, Building the Boat.

_V._

ALL TAUT; or, Rigging the Boat.

_VI._

READY ABOUT; or, Sailing the Boat.

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OLIVER OPTIC'S
BOAT-BUILDER
SERIES.

ALL TAUT.

BOSTON,
LEE AND SHEPARD
PUBLISHERS.

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ALL TAUT

OR

RIGGING THE BOAT

BY

OLIVER OPTIC

AUTHOR OF "YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD" "THE GREAT WESTERN SERIES"
"THE ARMY AND NAVY SERIES" "THE WOODVILLE SERIES" "THE
STARRY-FLAG SERIES" "THE BOAT-CLUB STORIES" "THE
ONWARD AND UPWARD SERIES" "THE YACHT-CLUB
SERIES" "THE LAKE-SHORE SERIES" "THE
RIVERDALE SERIES" "ALL ADRIFT"
"SNUG HARBOR" "SQUARE AND
COMPASSES" "STEM TO
STERN" ETC. ETC.

_WITH ILLUSTRATIONS_

BOSTON
LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK
CHARLES T. DILLINGHAM
1887

COPYRIGHT, 1886,
BY WILLIAM T. ADAMS.

_All rights reserved._

ALL TAUT.

TO

My Young Friend,

FRED G. BERGER, JR.,

OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.,

_THIS BOOK_

IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.