The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 608
s laced to it with cords,and the foot of the sprit rests in aloop of rope. When the foot istaken from the loop, the sail can befolded up against the mast and tiedto it. The mast is usually made, inthis case, so that it can be takendown or unstepped and laid inthe bottom of the boat. The sheetis… … Device for Unstepping Mast. angles with the mast, and thereforetaking the place of a boom ratherthan of a gaff, as seen in the picture.The mast used with a sprit- or leg-of-mutton sail is sometimes madeso that it can be unstepped by theboatman without his leaving hisseat. The device used is…
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