. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. ^ for sail to be made and the boatheaded for her destination. It may beconsolatory to those aboard a craft insuch a contingency to buoy themselvesup by remembering that some of theheaviest gales known have been safelyridden out in cockleshell boats withoutany damage to crew, hull or gear. DROGUE, OR SEA ANCHOR. The sea anchor consists of a hinge-jointed galvanized ring about three feetin diameter. A conical bag made ofstout canvas is sewed to the ring androped, as shown in sketch. A bridle isfitted to the ring, to which the ridinghawser is bent. A cork
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. ^ for sail to be made and the boatheaded for her destination. It may beconsolatory to those aboard a craft insuch a contingency to buoy themselvesup by remembering that some of theheaviest gales known have been safelyridden out in cockleshell boats withoutany damage to crew, hull or gear. DROGUE, OR SEA ANCHOR. The sea anchor consists of a hinge-jointed galvanized ring about three feetin diameter. A conical bag made ofstout canvas is sewed to the ring androped, as shown in sketch. A bridle isfitted to the ring, to which the ridinghawser is bent. A cork buoy preventsthe anchor from diving. When thrownoverboard the mouth of the anchoropens and fills. To hoist the anchor onboard, the tripping line, shown in dia-gram, is hauled on. When not in use the KEEP YO UR WE A THER EYE OP EN. 71. ring is folded together by the joints, andthe bag is made fast snugly round plan formaking a floating anch-or is shown below. K,M, N, O, are the endsof two iron bars formedinto a cross and connect-ed by a stout bolt, nutand pin at their inter-section, S. At each endof the bars is an eyethrough which a strongrope is rove, hauledtaut, and well a square is fcrm-DiAGRAM OF FLOAT- cd, aud ovcr the squareiNG ANCHOR. ^ piccc of stroug can-vas is laced to the roping. Four ropesare made fast to the iron bars, forminga bridle. To this the riding hawseris made fast. To prevent the anchorfrom sinking, a buoy, B, is made fastto one corner by a rope, with five or sixfathoms of drift. The buoy rope, P,leads on board. H is the hawser towhich the boat is riding, A is the anch-or, and B the buoy. To get the anchoraboard haul in on the line, P. This willcause the anchor to cant edgewise, andit can then be easily hauled in. In scudding before a strong wind anda heavy sea in a smal
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