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 65
able for an open coast where beaching is frequentlynecessary, or for shallow water. If these be theconditions of sailing, the boat should have a shallowkeel and a flat floor. A sharp boat ploughs throughthe sand or shingle on being hauled up, whereasthe flat-floored boat is drawn up with little… … Fig. 39.—Bilge Keel, side, should be of hard wood, and be so placed thatthey take all the wear and tear when the boat isbeing beached; without them a boats planking issoon knocked to pieces by beaching. Bilge keelsincrease the lateral resistance, and so to some extentlessen leeway; but unless they…
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