A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp

Author:Dixon Kemp
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: H. Cox
Published: 1882-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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The parts of the sides of the macintosh which come from the flap deck aft have no battens, but have an indiarubber cord in the bottom edge, and a button-hole at each comer to button on to a small stud screw at the aft end of the flap piece (a small brass drawer handle will do for a stud). When sailing the apron has to be unbuttoned on the weather side.

Across the well is a shiftable beam, which supports the apron if heavy water comes on it. The whole thing comes away immediately if a capsize takes place, or any sudden ''jump up'' is required. When not in use the whole apron can be rolled up into a very small space.

For canoe travelling a macintosh coat is required, such as used in the Nautilus canoe of 1870. The coat is long, and closed like a petticoat from the bottom to the breast, where there is a neck opening with three buttons. Fixed by waterproof glue close under the arms is a macintosh flounce; run through the bottom hem of which is an elastic cord. The hem of the flounce is placed over the hatch and hatchway coaming, and abaft the backboard, thus forming a kind of tent. The flounce should be full behind to allow stooping forward without detaching its hold on the coaming. Elastic bands round the cuffs of the coat will prevent water running up the sleeves. The object of having a long inside coat is that it will then do duty as a macintosh for shore walking.

Mast Fittings and Tabesnacle.

The tabernacle for lowering the mainmast is a matter of importance. The ordinary method is to cut a well through the deck for the mast heel to travel in (as described for the Nautilus racing canoe, page 394); but, as the bow of a canoe is very frequently immersed when working

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on rough water^ it is undesirable to haye any opening in the deck. The tabernacle is thus fitted: Two pieces of oak placed in the ordinary form of a tabernacle^ c (Fig. 131)^ secured at the heels by a block (Gr), and passing up through a blocking piece under the deck a (Fig. 181), and through the deck 6. The two heads are each S^in. high by 2iin. wide fore and aft, and half an inch thick, the heels being considerably tapered off for lightness; (c) in the sketch ia a blocking piece, firmly bolted in between the uprights, and let through the deck and deck block. Against this the mast heel lodges. The mast heel should be l}in. square, from heel to half an inch above the tabernacle; then round and taper to lin.

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