Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 401
ur sailing is to be done in shoal places, thekeel is out of the question, because a keel boatwill be aground in such waters half the time;but if you have plenty of deep water, use akeel boat. Such a boat is safer than the center-boarder because she has her ballast lower down.In fact, a very deep… … BODY PLAN OF TYPICAL ENGLISH CUTTER. ■89>.| CHOOSING A BOAT. 877 you prefer a light-draft centerboard boat, get a good hull than a fancy top and a rotten one that is wide, for the stability of a shoal boat bottom, is a good motto in boat-buying. Select depends very much upon her beam. your boat…
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