Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 86
ip an inch square isto be nailed along thetop edge on both sidesof the boat, and an inchbelow the top nail fen-der-rails along each side.Arrange a combing inplace that will project 4inches above the deck,and attach the boardsfast to the inner side of theribs with screws, as shownin the illustration… … FIG. 5. A PROA. (SEE PAGE 642.) The mast measures 14 feet high by 2^ inchesat the base, and the boom 13 feet long by 2inches in diameter, both tapering near theend. They are made of spruce or pine. It is impossible to holda boat on the wind with-out a centerboard; but asthis sharpy has none, a…
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