The Popular recreator. A key to in-door and out-door amusements .. (1873)
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d, has no control oyer aboat unless she is in motion, but it is evident that as this rudder can be used as a paddle oran oar, the boats head can beturned by it even if she is at rest.It is said they are found only onthe Waveney. A steering paddlewould, I think, be a more correctname for it than a… … Fig. 4. SPR1TSAIL BOAT. 10 THE POPULAR PECREATOR. foot. She has three saila : a jib, mainsail, or, as somecall it the foresail, and a sprit mizzen. The sparwhich crosses the sail in a diagonal direction istermed the sprit, and gives name to the rig. InPig. 5 is shown the arrangement for the…
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