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 70
a few pounds. To fit a centre-board LEE-BOARDS 53 into her would be a costly bit of work, only to beundertaken by a skilled boat-builder. But any boywho has even a very small experience of the use ofcarpenters tools can construct a lee-board and fit itto his boat. The author once placed lee-boards… … Fig. 41.—Ketch Rig with Lee-boards. straits, and islands of the Baltic. With her varnishedteak sides and oaken lee-boards she looked very well,and her sailing powers were as excellent as herappearance. She was double-ended—that is, herstern was pointed like her bow ; she was ketch-rigged ;and,…
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