Tag: pontoon boat

Haupt, United States Military Railway Department. Construction and Transportation, No. 21 says: Expedients for Crossing Streams. – No. 21 represents a pair of small pontoons, designed to facilitate scouting operations. They should be about 10 inches diameter, and 7 or 8 feet long. They can be carried by a strap around the waist, and concealed by an overcoat. A boat can be made of surveying parties, but for scouting expeditions they may be of much value.