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times go in the boats themselves, but this is as a rule in fine 

 weather, when, as has been well said, "you cannot kick 

 them out of the boat." They go aboard the cutter or 

 steamer and meet other masters and spend the time 

 having a quiet pipe or glass of grog. But in bad weather 

 the master will go below, make out the " note," bring it up 

 and hand it to the mate or one of the crew, and no further 

 order is necessary to board the carrier. If legislation or 

 rules should be hereafter framed dealing with this point, 

 it would be well to make one standpoint, and that is, that 

 no ferrying should be carried on while less than a one- 

 reefed mainsail is set. Also that the signal to board should 

 at no time be given unless the cutter has spoken the 

 admiral and both are agreed on the fitness of the weather. 



Trunking is the term applied to fetching empty boxes 

 from the carrier. In this case boats are frequently so 

 overloaded as to leave no room for the management of 

 the boat. Some will pile them up two deep above the 

 gunwale all over the centre of the boat. One man has just 

 room in the bows to look out for the rope when the smack 

 picks them up, the other is aft, perhaps sculling, or allowing 

 the boat to blow where she will. When the smack heaves 

 them a rope, it is sometimes missed by the bowman and 

 got by the sternman, who cannot pass it forward owing 

 to the boxes, and the boat is in consequence towed stern 

 first. Some owners, where six or seven hands are carried, 

 always cause three hands to man the boat, but this is 

 not the rule. 

 Duration of The duration of the voyage of a trawler when fishing 



voyages. 



with the regular fleets will vary, according to ports, from 

 six to eight weeks, during which time she will not return 

 to port except in case of severe accident to any of the crew 

 or to the vessel ; in case of slight accident, or provisions 



