<;32 SAILS OF SHIPS. 



N, B. The reef bands are fewed by the upper parf, to the 

 after part of (he fails, to prevent the rope from girting the 

 fails, when the whole fail is fet. 



The rope of (he reef band of the courfe, is (he fame fize 

 as the common foot rope, and the foot rope muft be in pro- 

 portion to the rate of (he (bip : for the firft rates, 3|, or 

 4 inch; fecond rates 2>\; third rates, 3 inch rope : as the 

 quantity of fail below the reef band does not require fo ftrong 

 a foot rope, as when the whole fail depended on it. 



The rope of the reef bands of the lop fails, fliould be 

 fmaller than the leech ropes, as the foot of the fail will be 

 tonfiderably ftrengtiiened, when reefed. 



Thefe fails are not fo heavy as the common ones; 3 74- 

 gun fliip's courfe is reduced in weight about 200lbs. as the 

 points, bands, and eyelet holes of the old reefs are not re- 

 quired, nor any additional goer. 



Men of war will find one reef at the foot of the top fails, 

 very ufeful in chace in fqually weather, or when obliged to 

 haul fuddenly on a wind, &c. 



Merchant fliips will only require two reefs in the top fails, 



as the fquareft part of the fail is (aken off, by reefing at the 



. foot inftead of the head, but more reefs may be added if 



necefTary. 



When the courfes are to be reefed, caft off the lower clews, 



icohTgan? ""^ ffO"^ the thimbles in the upper clews, haul up the flack fail 



fettmg the by the buntlines. and haul tori the reef line, one part at a* 



'^''^* time, from the middle of the fail, towards the clews, and 



make it faft round the upper clews, fo as to confine the lower 



clews. 



To fet the fail, reeve a few turns of the lafifing for the 

 clews, and haul (hem down, overhauling the reef Jine, and 

 buntlines. 



To reef (he top fails, fend a man up to each lower yard 

 arm, fettle the hallyards, and haul the fail down by the reef"! 

 tackles, and pafs the turns of the earings, through the 

 thimbles in the earing cringles, and on the foot of the rope, 

 and make them faft. Hoift the fail tort up, haul through the 

 flack of the buntlines, and haul tort the reef lines on each 

 fide towards the clews, and make faft. 



The top gallant fails are reefed from the deck, by Che clew 

 lines, and a fingle buntlin? with a crow-foot. 



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