------------------------------------------------------------------------ _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. [Illustration: DORY AND MR. JEPSON WATCH THE BURGLARS LANDING.] _THE BOAT-BUILDER SERIES_ READY ABOUT OR SAILING 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 STORIES" "ALL ADRIFT" "SNUG HARBOR" "SQUARE AND COMPASSES" "STEM TO STERN" "ALL TAUT" ETC. ETC. _WITH ILLUSTRATIONS_ BOSTON LEE AND SHEPARD, PUBLISHERS COPYRIGHT 1887 BY WILLIAM T. ADAMS _All rights reserved_ READY ABOUT TO My Young Friend OTHO WILLIAMS CUSHING OF FORT TRUMBULL, NEW LONDON, CONN. _THIS BOOK_ IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED PREFACE.