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[[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
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[[image of boat described above from side]]
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<1/2>  [[image of read of boat]] <1/2>  [[vertical image of boat]]
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[[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