Camp, Walter, 1859-1925, ed · New York, P. F. Collier & son · leaf 157
hemizzen sheet leads through a sheave-hole at the endof the bumpkin—as a spar projecting over the sternis called. 125 Sports and Games Another favorite rig for small boats is the SpriT-SAIL rig (Fig. 45). A spritsail, if well cut and care-fully set, stands flatter than a lugsail; for the longspar,… … Fig. 45.—Spritsail. the mast. An iron thimble at the throat of the sailis hooked on to an iron traveller working on the mastand attached to the end of the halyard. The sprit isa spar tapering toward each end; one end fits into aneye at the peak of the sail, and the other end into whatis called the…
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