Treatise on marine and naval architecture, or, Theory and practice blended in ship building. Illustrated with more than 50 engravings (1852)
Griffiths, John W. (John Willis), 1809-1882 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 94
quite apparent,that the sheet of wind acting on thesail is wedging the vessel along, andthat the direction of the force is shownby the dotted line which is at right-an-gles with the yard or sail: also, thatthe same line as before stated, mustindicate the force as being aft of thebeam, or the vessel… … MARINE AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE 77 requires. It is not a little surprising,that to the present time nothing hasbeen done in the United States to-wards systematizing the distribution ofthe propelling power in sailing vessels ;but each builder carves out a path forhimself; and among the many…
Naval architecture
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