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FOREST AND STREAM. 
Uaw. si, 1902. 
rated for time allowance at their actual measurements. 
Yachts launched after July 1, 1901, shall not be entitled 
to time allowance except from yachts launched prior to 
that date whose measurements may exceed the class limit. 
Such yachts shall allow time to smaller vessels launched 
before the date named. 
When the measurer shall have to measure, draw and 
compute, the area of the midship section, or other under- 
body dimensions of a yacht, the charge for the same shall 
be, for a cabin yacht, twelve dollars, and for an open 
yacht six dollars. 
It is proposed that all yachts launched after July 1, 
tooi, shall be treated as having been built up to the limit 
in each class, and that the new measurements shall apply 
in all racing after Jan. 1, 1902. 
It will be seen that some of these measurements can 
only be obtained when the vessel is out of water, and 
that the necessary marking must be done at such a time. 
As much measuring has to be done in preparation for 
the earlier races, it is earnestly requested that where 
the services of the club's measurer are required, that he 
be given the earliest possible intimation, together with in- 
formation as to where the vessel is laid up or is otherwise 
out of water; this should be done weeks in advance if 
practicable. 
At the next meeting of the club the following rules as 
to centerboards will be proposed: 
Yachts may have the use of centerboards, excepting as 
these are affected by the provisions which follow: 
Centerboards shall not have more weight than is needed 
to insure their sinking into proper position for use, and 
this limit shall be considered as reached when the cen- 
terboard has a weight 2$ per cent, greater than that of 
the water displaced by it. 
Centerboards weighing less than iSolbs. shall be exempt 
from the provisions of this rule. 
Vessels having in use centerboards of the prescribed 
weight at, or prior to, July 1, 1901, shall be exempt from 
the foregoing specified requirements. 
Owners of centerboard yachts shall, when required, 
certify to the measurer that the centerboards used are 
within the limitations stated. 
50-Foot Cruising Schooner. 
In this issue we publish the sail and spar plan, as well 
as a detail of the centerboard of the Soft, cruising 
schooner, the lines, construction and cabin plans of which 
appeared ;in our last issue. 
The measurements of the spars are as follows : 
Foremast — 
From stem at L.W.L 5ft. o in. 
Length above deck 35ft. 4 in. 
Diameter at partners oft. 8 in. 
Mainmast — 
From stem at L.W.L 20ft. o in. 
Length above deck 49ft. i^in. 
Diameter at partners oft 9 in. 
Bowsprit — 
Length over all 17ft- 9 in. 
Length outside gammon iron 12ft. 9 in. 
Diameter outside gammon iron oft. 6 in. 
Fore Boom — ■ 
Length 14ft- o in. 
Diameter oft. 4 in. 
Fore Gaff — 
Length 13ft. 6 in. 
Diameter oft. 3^in. 
Main Boom — 
Length 27ft. 6 in. 
Diameter oft. 5 in. 
Main Gaff — 
Length 15ft. 7 in. 
Diameter oft. 4^in. 
Staysail Boom — 
Length 12ft. 3 in. 
Diameter oft. 2^in. 
Areas — 
Mainsail 646 sq. ft. 
Foresail 352 sq. ft. 
Staysail 140 sq. ft. 
Jib 180 sq. ft. 
Total area lower sails 1,318 sq. ft 
Spars and Rigging. 
Turnbuckles — to be fitted to bobstay, iin. in diameter, 
and to bowsprit shrouds, y 2 'm. diameter, to be of gal- 
vanized steel. 
Standing — to be of the sizes specified on plan. ■ No 
iron. 
Rigging — Eye-bands to be used for shrouds, but a 
shoulder worked on mastheads with maderia cleats and 
cheek pieces, and upper ends of rigging spliced with 
long eye, parceled, served and covered with pig skin, 
passed around mast and resting on cleats. 
Bobstay, ^in. diameter; bowsprit shrouds, ^in. di- 
ameter; jib stay, ^in. diameter; headstay ^in. diameter; 
two fore shrouds, 5^in: diameter; three main shrouds, 
i^in. diameter; topmast stay ^in. diameter; foot ropes, 
14 in. diameter; quarter lift strop, main, fore and staysail 
boom strops, J^in. diameter; all of galvanized steel wire 
rope. 
Shrouds turned into lignum-vitse deadeyes 3m. diame- 
ter; set up with 1 14 in. circumference tarred lanyards. 
Spars— to be of clear, seasoned, straight-grained spruce, 
worked to the lengths and diameters shown on plan, and 
fitted with all necessary eye-bolts, cleats for ^ rigging, 
lacing eyes, saddle, etc. Well sandpapered and given 
three coats of spar varnish. 
Sails — to be of iooz. duck, double bighted, with hemp 
bolt ropes, galvanized iron thimblesand cringles. Two 
reefs in fore and three in mainsail. All sails to be 
pickled, made mildew proof. 
Running Rigging — to be of best quality four-strand 
manila bolt rope, of sizes specified on plan. All to be 
spliced served and rove off by builder. 
Peak Halliards (Main)— to be i J / 2 \n. circumference; 
eye spliced in end, served, rove through double block at 
masthead, and single block on gaff end; belayed on sad- 
dle at foot of mast. 
Throat Halliards (Main)— to be i^in. circumference, 
Spliced into iron ^r9mmet ? shackled to single block af 
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