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Page 134
R. D. Culler. XIII The Schooner Rig 1800 200 SCHOONER PLACE. We all can't own big boats , yet some of us can , and anyhow , they are fun to dream about . There have been big sloops , big yawls , and bigger ketches , yet to my mind the ...
R. D. Culler. XIII The Schooner Rig 1800 200 SCHOONER PLACE. We all can't own big boats , yet some of us can , and anyhow , they are fun to dream about . There have been big sloops , big yawls , and bigger ketches , yet to my mind the ...
Page 140
... schooner men used to say if they had to go with rotten sails , let it be so , but never the foresail . There can be several variations , mostly in de- tail , in the schooner rig , and yet stay true to type , and I suggest strongly to ...
... schooner men used to say if they had to go with rotten sails , let it be so , but never the foresail . There can be several variations , mostly in de- tail , in the schooner rig , and yet stay true to type , and I suggest strongly to ...
Page 142
... schooner , though no one else seems to . These craft are descended from the Baltimore clipper schooners and are famous for several things , some of them drawbacks by pres ent standards . They are handsome , in fact can be just daintily ...
... schooner , though no one else seems to . These craft are descended from the Baltimore clipper schooners and are famous for several things , some of them drawbacks by pres ent standards . They are handsome , in fact can be just daintily ...
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