The Art of Sail-Making (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 Excerpt: ...is two yards long, and the Peek-piece one yard. In the merchant-service, the clue-piece is generally one yard long, and the peek-piece half a yard. Three inches Slack should be taken up in every yard in the stay, and one inch in every cloth in the foot, but none in the leech. Thimbles are generally stuck in the tack and peek; but, when no thimbles, the tack and peek are the same as the clue. The Clue is described in the general instructions, page 25. To find the quantity of canvas, refer to Rule IV. page 33. This sail is quadrilateral, cut square on the foot, and made of canvas No. 7. It has a bunt from one-third to three-sevenths of the depth of the leech, and is extended on the main-top-gallantstay-sail-stay between the main and the fore-top-gallant-masts. The leech is nearly of the same depth as the leech of the middle-stay-sail, and there are from 3 to 6 cloths more in the foot than the leech is yards in depth. In the merchant-service, there are from 2 to 8 cloths more in the foot than the leech is yards in depth. The stay is Gored 24 inches per cloth. If the depth of the bunt be subtracted from the depth of the leech, the remainder, divided by the number of cloths, gives the depth of the gore on each cloth. For Seams and Tablings, consult the general instructions, pages 17 and 18. The bunt is Lined with half a breadth of cloth, the Clue-piece is two yards long, and the Peek-piece one yard. In the merchant-service, the clue-piece is only one yard; and the tack, nock, and peek-pieces, are each half a yard in length. The Holes on the stay are 27 inches asunder. In sewing on the bolt-rope, three inches Slack should be taken up in every yard in the stay, and one inch in every cloth in the foot, but none in the leech. Thimbles are generally stuck at the tack...