. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. nking thickenough to easily enter the case whenhoisted, but leaving little space be-tween it and the case when in use. Thecenterboard is sixteen feet long, fourfeet deep forward and seven feet aft,and it has fifteen hundred pounds of ironfor ballast. Mr. Murray says : Whenthe centerboard is lowered this mass ofmetal is eight feet below her water-line,and guarantees a stability adequate toresist any pressure which the wind canput upon her sails and the sails with-stand. Of course I am speaking withthe supposition that the boat receives,when under stress,
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. nking thickenough to easily enter the case whenhoisted, but leaving little space be-tween it and the case when in use. Thecenterboard is sixteen feet long, fourfeet deep forward and seven feet aft,and it has fifteen hundred pounds of ironfor ballast. Mr. Murray says : Whenthe centerboard is lowered this mass ofmetal is eight feet below her water-line,and guarantees a stability adequate toresist any pressure which the wind canput upon her sails and the sails with-stand. Of course I am speaking withthe supposition that the boat receives,when under stress, judicious manage-ment. The centerboard, which weighs twothousand pounds, is lifted by a differ-ential hoist, by means of which ^ thehelmsman, with one hand on the tiller,can, if need occurs, with the other eas-ily run the heavy board rapidly up intothe case. The value of this adjustmentcan only be appreciated by a cruisingyachtsman. It places him in perfectcontrol of his craft under all conditionsof varying depth of water and difficult. 42 BOAT SAILING. weather. In a heavy seaway ; in rap-idl}^ shoaling water on an unknowncoast ; when suddenly compelled tobeat up against a swiftly flowing tide ;or when finding himself unexpectedlynear a reef, unobserved through care-lessness or not plainly charted—thishoist is simply priceless. It is not overexpensive, and can easily be adjusted toany yacht. The cockpit is roomy, and, because ofits high coamings, is also deep. Thecabin is sixteen feet long, the forwardhalf being permanently roofed. Theafter-half of the cabin is constructed, asto its roof, in equal divisions. The for-ward-half is tracked, and the after-halfis grooved to run upon it. Mr. Murrayfinds this arrangement most convenient,as it gives to the yacht such coolnessand comfort as cannot be obtained in acabin permanently roofed. The wholeroof is so fitted to the coamings that itcan be quickly and easily removed andstowed, leaving the yacht to be sailedas an open one, decked
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