Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing (1912)
Davis, Charles G. (Charles Gerard), 1870-1959, ed · New York, London, Harper & Brothers · leaf 45
kindred. The spars required for such a craft are lowermast, topmast, boom, gaff, and bowsprit. Spruce is thebest material for a solid mast, but bamboo is preferred bymany builders. The diameter of the lower mast shouldbe at least one-sixtieth the length of the boat: about five-eighths of an inch… … SPARS, SAILS, AND DECK FITTINGS BOATING BOOK FOR BOYS The Englishman (Fig. 5), it will be noticed, carries nojib-topsail. Her length is five feet, and her beam only sixinches, or one in ten—a marked contrast to our Americanmodels; and we may note here that center-boards havebeen ruled out of…
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