Kenealy, Ahmed John, 1854- [from old catalog] · New York, London, Outing publishing co · leaf 40
hthe supposition that the boat receives,when under stress, judicious manage-ment. The centerboard, which weighs twothousand pounds, is lifted by a * differ-ential hoist, by means of which * thehelmsman, with one hand on the tiller,can, if need occurs, with the other eas-ily run the heavy board… … 42 BOAT SAILING, weather. In a heavy seaway ; in rap-idly shoaling water on an unknowncoast ; when suddenly compelled tobeat up against a swiftly flowing tide;or when finding himself unexpectedlynear a reef, unobserved through care-lessness or not plainly charted—thishoist is simply priceless. It…
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