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Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 206
of All Kinds for Small Boats 183 Sliding Gunter. In this rig the sail is laced to a yard which slides up ordown the mast by means of two iron hooks or travellers(Fig-. 139). No sail with a nar-row-pointed top is very service-able before the wund, and thesliding gunter is no exception tothe rule.… … Fig. 139.—The Sliding Gunter. Sharpies. Without question they are to be ranked among the fastestboats we have. These boats are rigged with a modificationof the leg-of-mutton sail. The ends of the sprit in the foresail
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