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4 still counted as 25 cents American. March 23. Went sailing in ketch I had hired. Two men handled the boat. Favorite construction of boats here is double enders with trunk cabin in forepart and roomy cockpit aft. [[sketch of boat from above]] gunwales rather high in forepart of cockpit sloping down aft. Most sails here are loose footed leg-o-mutton sails with one halyard for thrust and [[strikethrough]] foot [[/strikethrough]] loose foot of sail very baggy hanging way below boom. Pilot boat has boomless sails and sheet is fastened to clew at the clew, then line is wove thru a block fastened on gunwale then back to cringle of reef line, then back again [[end page]] [[start page]] 5 thus distributing strain on clew [[sketch - rigging of sail with blocks labelled]] Sloops or schooners which have no leg-o-mutton sail have gaff sails but gaffs are very long so as to increase area of sail and sail is almost square. Gaff being as long as the boom. [[underline]] April 24. [[/underline]] To day am returning to New York by SS Munargo of Munson Line. Had to be transferred from the wharf
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