The Boys’ book of manly exercises, sports, and games. (1881)
New York : E.P. Dutton, 1881. · leaf 279
t stands close to the wind, but it requires care in its management, or.the weight of the boom will be likely to cause a capsize. The safer and more pretty rig is the Dandy-rig, or Ketch, in which you have the advantage of the heavy boom without its risk. The Mainsail and Foresail.—This rig is… … MAINSAIL AND FORESAIL RIG. beyond the stem, by means of a short iron bow- sprit, made to ship and unship at pleasure. The mainsail has a spar reaching from the lower part of the mast to the upper corner of the canvas. A rope is fastened to the centre of this spar, and passes through a block on the…
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