Sometub's cruise on the C. & O. canal

The narrative recounts a 347-mile motorboat vacation from the Allegheny River to Rock Creek near the national capital, blending practical cruising advice, travelogue detail, and personal anecdote. It describes building and outfitting a portable cruiser at home, a long overland portage, passage through rivers, locks and a historic canal, encounters with local scenery and people, mechanical failures of an outboard motor, and the small-scale chores and pleasures of life afloat. Interwoven observations offer route guidance, vivid landscape impressions, and wry reflections on self-reliant touring.