Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . l not be far out of theway, and any variations may be corrected by inside bal-last as may be needed. The best form of ballast is shotin half-pound bags. Fasten the deck to gunwales andbeams with small, flat-headed, brass-wire nails driven atintervals of about one inch. The model is now ready forpaint and varnish. Spars and Rigging While the paint is drying, work may begin on spars,sails, and rigging. The cutter or sloop rig is, upon thewhole, the best for model yachts, as it is for their largerkindred. The
Harper's boating book for boys; a guide to motor boating, sailing, canoeing and rowing . l not be far out of theway, and any variations may be corrected by inside bal-last as may be needed. The best form of ballast is shotin half-pound bags. Fasten the deck to gunwales andbeams with small, flat-headed, brass-wire nails driven atintervals of about one inch. The model is now ready forpaint and varnish. Spars and Rigging While the paint is drying, work may begin on spars,sails, and rigging. The cutter or sloop rig is, upon thewhole, the best for model yachts, as it is for their largerkindred. The spars required for such a craft are lowermast, topmast, boom, gaff, and bowsprit. Spruce is thebest material for a solid mast, but bamboo is preferred bymany builders. The diameter of the lower mast shouldbe at least one-sixtieth the length of the boat: about five-eighths of an inch for a three-foot model. The lengthsand proportions of the spars and the shape of the sailsmay be nearly enough judged from Figs. 4 and 5, whichare from photographs of American and English modelyachts. 28. SPARS, SAILS, AND DECK FITTINGS BOATING BOOK FOR BOYS The Englishman (Fig. 5), it will be noticed, carries nojib-topsail. Her length is five feet, and her beam only sixinches, or one in ten—a marked contrast to our Americanmodels; and we may note here that center-boards havebeen ruled out of model-yacht club races in England inloyal support of the position taken by owners of largercraft. She is steered without a rudder by trimming sailsand shifting ballast. Sails Light muslin or cotton sheeting is the best material forsails. Soak it in cold water overnight, and dry withoutwringing. Then iron it smooth and mark the shape of thesails with a pencil, having first cut out paper patterns toserve as guides. The sails of a single-sticker are main-sail, gaff-topsail, stay-sail, jib, jib-topsail. The forwardedge of the sail is called the luff, and the after edge theleech. The material should be cut so tha
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