Small-boat sailing; an explanation of the management of small yachts, half-decked and open sailing-boats of various rigs; sailing on sea and on river; cruising, etc (1902)
Knight, Edward Frederick, 1852- [from old catalog] · New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 128
st tothat on which the eyebolt for the standing partis fixed), and then leads down the mast to itsbelaying-pin. On a small cutter the tack cringle of the foresail isusually hooked on to the stem ; but on larger vesselsa tack tackle is employed. The foresheets are fitted in various ways. The… … Fig. 62. is rove through one of the single blocks on the clew,and leads to the cleat aft to which it is to be belayed.In the diagram the sheets are also led through twoblocks fastened to the deck of the boat; this is agood plan—it enables the sail to be hauled in flat to 112 DECKED BOATS the most…
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