Kenealy, Ahmed John, 1854- [from old catalog] · New York [etc.] The Outing publishing co. · leaf 165
tretch without injury. Ofcourse when the head and foot are thor-oughly stretched they can be hauledout taut as they can be got. Personally, I prefer a mainsail withthe foot laced to the boom, but all arenot of my way of thinking. A loose-footed mainsail still has admirers andthis is how it works.… … GEAR FOR HAULING OUT LOOSE-FOOTED MAINSAIL. If the mainsail is of the loose-footedvariety it should be fitted with a tacktricing tackle and a main tack purchase.The last named is handy for bowsingdown the luff of the sail bar taut forracing. Sweating-up the throat halyardslowers the peak slightly,…
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