The Popular recreator. A key to in-door and out-door amusements .. (1873)
London, New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter & Galpin · leaf 407
g or hoop on themast receives the end of the rope or fall,which has an eye spliced into it; this islashed to the ring or hoop five inches fromthe end of the eye, and the heel of thesprit being inserted, the sprit can be setup with great facility, and be kept fromslipping down by belaying the end of… … is on this account a constant source of annoy-ance. It is the custom to wet the mast to preventthe snortersliding down, but, as it constantly dries,this is an ineffective plan, and nothing but thetackle can be confidently recommended. I haveillustrated it on a larger scale, without the hoopson the…
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