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 131
r jigger on her counter, whichenables her to set a little mizzen-sail, generallyeither a standing-lug or a leg-of-mutton sail. Ashort outrigger or bumpkin may be fitted to a yawls H 114 DECKED BOATS stern, at the end of which is a block or sheave-hole through which the mizzen-sheet is rove. If… … ^^^^^^^- Fig. 63.—Yawl, mizzen-mast is further supported by stays leadingfrom the masthead forward, which are set up bytackles. These stays are not used when the vesselis sailing free; the weather one is set up when thevessel is close-hauled. Care must be taken to easeoff the tackle if the main…
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