The sea-fisherman: comprising the chief methods of hook and line fishing in the British and other seas, and remarks on nets, boats, and boatingProfusely illustrated with woodcuts on leads, baited hooks, nets and boats, etc., and detailed descriptions of the same . rn, with a jib or forestay sail on ashort bowsprit or iron bunkin, which sail does duty for both jiband foresail. These boats in strong winds, provided there be not too muchsea, will work to windward under the head-sail only, a greatadvantage in squally weather. With their two sails set they are full powered, but in lightweather they
The sea-fisherman: comprising the chief methods of hook and line fishing in the British and other seas, and remarks on nets, boats, and boatingProfusely illustrated with woodcuts on leads, baited hooks, nets and boats, etc., and detailed descriptions of the same . rn, with a jib or forestay sail on ashort bowsprit or iron bunkin, which sail does duty for both jiband foresail. These boats in strong winds, provided there be not too muchsea, will work to windward under the head-sail only, a greatadvantage in squally weather. With their two sails set they are full powered, but in lightweather they sometimes set a sharp-headed topsail on a spar,which does duty as both yard and topmast. I have seen some small yachts of this rig with a jib andmizen in addition to the above-mentioned sails, which appearedto answer remarkably well; but for match sailing they oftenbend a cutters mainsail. The Itchen river boat requires less rigging than almost PRICES OF BOATS. 261 any other, and is, therefore, well adapted for the combinedpurposes, of pleasure and fishing. The cost of such a boat will be about 75/., length twenty-one feet, breadth of beam eight feet, draught of water three feetseven inches. Excellent boats of this class are built by Payne,of Fig. 83.—Itchen River Rig. Prices of Boats.—The charges for building boats ofmoderate size are usually ten or twelve shillings a foot, measur-ing the extreme length, and the cost of a boat thirteen feet sixinches in length complete will be nearly as follows:— £ >?-<*? Thirteen feet six inches, at twelve shillings . . 820 Sails, Oars, Anchor, and Rope 500 Fishing Gear 200 . Sundries , 100 ^16 2 o 262 REMARKS ON BEACH OR SURF BOATING. Second-hand boats of this size from 61. to iol., according tocondition, &c. Open pleasure-boats of from sixteen to eighteen feet lengthwill cost from 20/. to 30/. Second-hand, from 12/. to 2,0/.Anything from eighteen to twenty-two feet keel is more ex-pensive in proportion to size, a
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