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A SAFE SAIL FOR GENERAL USE ABOARD FOWLING-PUNTS. 



For a double punt the mast may be 9 to 10 ft. high, the boom 

 hinged on ift. 6in. from foot of mast. The sail edge along boom 

 to be i ft. shorter than it is along mast. That is to say, boom will 

 be 2ft. 6in. less in length than mast. In a single punt mast 

 high, boom as noted. 



For sailing about safe waters, or in 

 fine weather, a spritsail bent to the mast 

 with a light boom secured as above, as 

 well as a sprit, is a first-rate sail for a 

 fowling-punt. For a double punt such 

 may be : 



ft. in. 



Leech . . . .100 



Hoist or Luff . . -75 



Head . . . .46 



Foot , . . .76 



Material, strong linen, barked. Mast 

 9ft. 3in. high. 



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