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[[strikethrough]] For [[/strikethrough]] Sheet of main sail tied to boom by rope [[rigged?]] as follows, instead of using a boom [[strikethrough]] ring [[/strikethrough]] ^[[bend]]
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[[strikethrough]] Mar [[/strikethrough]] As bait uses shrimps, on bottom fishing. Heavy lead at end of line then [[strikethrough]] le [[strikethrough]] two leader about one or two feet higher. [[strikethrough]] When [[/strikethrough]] After shrimps gave out used cut up grunts. For trawling used strip of leather fish and caught large mackerel, going about 5 knots.
Uses heavy line for fishing about same size as used for [[strikethrough]] la [[/strikethrough]] small tafrail log.
March 15. Left for [[red underline]] Nassau [[/red underline]] by SS. Miami at 4 P.M. Light Southern. At municipal dock is Steam Yacht Patricia
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[[annotation in red in top margin]] Nassau [[/annotation]]
Ticket costs $27.00 [[strikethrough]] Slo [[/strikethrough]] Good neat room but simple all to myself. Comfortable unpretentious little steamer. Stewards all Spaniards. Simple but good dinner included in price 
Only about twenty passengers. Arrived [[red underline]] Nassau [[/red underline]] 7:30 AM. next day. Run is about 180 naut miles. Bright weather, clear water. Boat only draws about 8 feet so can enter harbor. Others have to stay outside and be transported by launches. 
Channel over bar very narrow marked by Spindle on reef, and red buoy indicating channel then further a black can buoy.
Two schooners, (bootleggers) on reef.
SS. Miami made 12 knots 
At Nassau baggage passed