Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 383
t of the cut. It will be readily understoodthat, when the sprit is pushed upward in the direc-tion of C, the sail will stand spread out. The lineis placed in the notch at E and pulled up until thesail sits properly, when it is made fast to a cleat, orto a cross-piece at F. This device is in… … FIG. 4 —LEG-OF-MUTTON RIG. One of the prettiest and most convenient rigs fora small boat is known as the leg-of-muttonsharpie rig (Fig. .4). The sail is triangular, andthe sprit, instead of reaching to its upper corner,stands nearly at right angles to the mast. It isheld in position at the mast by…
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