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62 [[left margin in red]] Na Nile boats [[/red underline]] [[in red]] Nile Boats [[/in red]] of my hand. The hull has little keel and is decidedly deeper towards the bow than towards the stern, due to the large [[strikethrough]] foresail [[/strikethrough]] foresail being situated rather much forwards. the foremast raking foreward and the fore boom leaning so much forward that the foot of the foresail occupies the same position as a jib would in a schooner. So the [[strikethrough]] section [[/strikethrough]] hull resembes very much that of the ION < 5 > / [[image of boat described above from side]] < 1 1/4 > <1/2> [[image of read of boat]] <1/2> [[vertical image of boat]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 63 [[in red]] Nile Boats [[/in red]] Length. 5 palms L.W.L. Beam = 1 1/4 palm (or about 1:4. [[image of boat from side with masts and rudder]] Foremast 2 1/2 palms or about twice the beam fore-Boom-pole = 8 palms or about more than 1 1/2 x length of ship. foot of fore sail 2 1/2 palms. Main or rear mast same height as fore mast but boom pole only 5 poles. just as in a ketch rig. A large barn door rudder. [[strikethrough]] Enormo [[/strikethrough]] Broom pole about twice the thickness of the mast, and is balanced on top of stick mast on which is can swing but is not lowered. Reefing the sails is