THE BOAT AND GEAR. 



kin is fitted, which extends the foresail beyond 

 the bow like a short bowsprit, and along the gun- 

 wale, outside, are hung six or eight "fenders" 

 made of circular form, of canvas stuffed with 

 oakum ; their use is to prevent the sides of the 

 boat from chafing when alongside a quay or 

 another vessel. The rudder and tiller are of the 

 usual form, the tiller being almost invariably 

 used on the coast, from the convenience of being 

 worked with one hand, whilst the other manages 

 the main-sheet. It is not usual to go out for 

 more than one or two days in an open boat, as 

 a decked boat is used when on a lengthened trip 

 for fishing. 



