Outing . PLATE 4. RUNNERS AND STEARING GEAR A, midsection enlarged for runner; B, upper side of tiller; C, steering runner rudder-post andtiller; D, rudder-post and fork; E, side view; F, under side of runner plank, showing guides and braces;G, outboard end of runner plank, with runner, chocks, and brace; H, side view of chocks, showingfastening; I, end of runner plank, top of runner, and chocks; J, fore A COMMON-SENSE RACING ICE YACHT 435 commences to wabble take out yoursleeve, heat it, and out comes the babbettmetal. Melt the metal and pour aroundthe sleeve and rudder-post and you
Outing . PLATE 4. RUNNERS AND STEARING GEAR A, midsection enlarged for runner; B, upper side of tiller; C, steering runner rudder-post andtiller; D, rudder-post and fork; E, side view; F, under side of runner plank, showing guides and braces;G, outboard end of runner plank, with runner, chocks, and brace; H, side view of chocks, showingfastening; I, end of runner plank, top of runner, and chocks; J, fore A COMMON-SENSE RACING ICE YACHT 435 commences to wabble take out yoursleeve, heat it, and out comes the babbettmetal. Melt the metal and pour aroundthe sleeve and rudder-post and you havea new bearing. Babbett metal heats aseasily as lead. You cannot steer a per-fectly straight course with a shaky rud-der-post. Let me caution you here notto start having your ironwork made un-til all the woodwork is finished, for thenyou can measure correctly for it. Rigging Requirements: The shrouds,runner plank guys, martingale-stay, bob-stay, and jib-stay all have loops splicedon one end; the other end is splicedaround a thimble to which is attached aturnbuckle. The upper bridle of gaffhas a loop spliced at upper end, the low-er extremity has a bridle chafer, and thelower bridle has two loops. The twoboom bridles have a loop spliced in eachend. Peak halyards carry a bridle cha-fer spliced at upper end and an openthimble at the lower extremity, beingone of the formations of a Higginsonjig. The throat
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