MINIATURE, YACHT MANUAL,
- - PUBLISHED BY,
- ELUN1 I BUIl DER OF - MINIATUREYACHTS OF Catamamns and Marine Mociels,
338 HUMBOLDT STREET,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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I Entered, according to Aot of Congress, in the year 1880, by 0. M. BLUNT, In the Omoe of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.
6AGJ.E PRINT, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MANUAL
MINIATURE YACHTING,
0.M. BLUNT.
A visit to Prospect Park Lake in Brooklyn, or Central Park Lake in New York, on a pleasant afternoon during the Spring or Bummer Imonths, will convince almost any one that Miniature Yachting has been truly brought to a science. I At either lake you will see hundreds of the youth of the two cities with their beautiful little yachts, shaped, painted and rigged by skilled hands, and as the little fleet sails along one would almost believe that a pigmy CIEW were on each boat, so true do they keep o their course. In each city are several Miniature Yacht Clubs, and during the ason, when the "big boats" are sailing their races, the young chtsmen meet at their favorite lakes, and many an exciting contest or prize8 is had between the various little craft, all sailing in strict onformity to the rules of yacht sailing and laws of navigation. Knowing that there are a great many young gentlemen in other ities who would take a great interest in forming clubs and sailing ainiature yachts, if they only knew how to do it, I have written h& little book of instruction, hoping it will be the means of helping Itlthem to pass many a pleosant hour. MINIATURE SCHOONER YACHT.
A.-Jib Topsail. I<.-Main Boom. E.-Plying Jih. L.-Main Sheet. C.-Jib. 1M.-JI~ Topsail Sheet. D.-Fore Gsff Topsail. X.-Flyng Jlb Sheet. E.-Foresail. O.-Jll) Sheet. F.-Xain Gaff Topsail. P.-Ma~n Peak Iialyards. G.-Mainsail. Q.-Fore Peak Halyards. 11.-Jibboom. R.-&lain Gaff. I.-Bob-Stay. 9.-Fore Gaff. J.-Fore Boom. .4 bajt. Towards the stern, as, abaft the mainmast. Abeam. At rfgl!t angles mith the keel. Aboz~t. Changing the tack, going on the other tack. Adrift. Let loose from moorings. Amidships. In centre of boat. Back Stays. Ropes chat rim from the head of che topmast, back Of the shrouda, and fastened to side of yacht. BflZlast. Lead placed in keel to keep boat from upsetcing. Belay. To make fast a rope. Bending a Sail. Xlakiug it fast to a mast or spar. Bob Stay. A rope fastened one end to end of bomaprit, and the other end made fast to the cut-%%ter, half yay clown. Boom Spar to which the bortoni of the sail is bent. 'Bow. Forward end of yachc.; b ow spit. A. spar ruuning out the forward enil of the boat to set the jib on. Cotojprit Foot Rop~s. Rops made fast to outer end of bowsprit and to both sides of the boat formard of the rigging. L'ultrarks. The sicles of boat above deck. Cleats. Pieces of mood or brass to which ropes are made fast. Cut- fate^. The esheme front of yacht at vater line. Draught. The depth of water required to float a boat. $lying Jib-Stag. Rope running from head of foreruast to en0 of jib-boom. ,Fore and 11 ft. icngthwlse of the boat. Fore Doom. A spar to m!!ich the boxtom of Soresall is bent,. Poremast. The drsr mssc in a yacht. LFore Topma&. Continuation of foremast. Topnnst Bnck8ta& Backsmy on the fore tupmast. Fme Wind. Wind on your quarter. E1url. TOgather up sall. IGnlq: The spar to which the top of a fore or mainsail is bent. rGaf ITapsails. Triangular sails above either fore or mainsail. Hulyards. Ropes to hoist or 10Ter sails. Haul Aft. To pull aft. Ilelm. Steering apparatus. Helm Up. Is from the main boom milen aaiiiog. Eeh Down. Is toward the main boom Then sailing, always. Hoops. Ringsto hoid sails to masts. Jib. Sail bent on jib-stay. Jib-Boom, -4spar attached to the bowsprit and extending out beyond it. Jib-Stay. h rope from the lower part of foremast head to end of bowsprit. Jib Top Saila(ay. Rope running from head of fore topmast to end of jib-boom. Jib Topsail. Sail bent on jib topsail stay. Lee Sho~e. d shore on which the irind is uiomiog. Leeward. In direction of the wind. Lu~.TO run up in the mind, which cause the %!is to shake. Main Boom. Spar to which Iiotcom of mainsail is bent. Mainmast. The mast behind the foremast. Main Topnzast. Continuation of mainmast. >lain Tupinast Backstay. Backstay On luair? topmast. >fain Topinnst stay. Arope from head of main topmast to head of foremast. dfartingals, or Dolphin Striker. Brace under jib-boom. dlbaf. The upright spar of the boat. biasthead. Top of mait. dlisstays. To fail in tacking or going about. Pcak Halp-is. EIaiyards attached to outer end of gaffs to lower saiis. Port. The left hand side of a vessel as you face the bow. Quarter. Ea!f wag between the stern of a boat and amidships. Beef. Tying up a part of a sail. Budder. A movable piece of wood under the stern of a boat to steer mitii. Scud. TO Sail befox the wind. Shzets. The ropes used for hauling in the different sails to make them draw, and holding them in their places, and are also named afser the respective sails to which they are fast,eneii. Remember Slat sheets are ,'opes and not sails. Shrouds. Ropes from mastl~eadsto both sides of boat, and used to support the mast, and named according to mast. Splicinp. To join tmo ropes. Spring Stay. A rope from head of foreuast to head of mainmast. Starboard. The right hand side of a boat as yon face the bow. Stayr. Ropes leading from masthead to deck or other masts. Tack. To turn s boat with her head to the wind from one sitle t,o the other. Throat. The upper end of a sail nearesr to the mast. Throat Hal~iards. Rope attached to throat of sail to hoist it. Tvavelers. Wide staples in deck which allow sails to slip from Stsrboard to port. Vnbend. To unfasten sails from spars. Findward. Tomarcl the wind, againsi the wind. The above Diagram shows tho Deck Pia3 of a Schooner,
1n saiiiug to p~indmardtrim your sails in the position ma:Ited A h A. In saiiiug free wind trim your sails as marked lu ctiagraw. B 13 B. I!1 sailing before the wind or scuddlng trim Saiid as markad C C C. Di~ectionsfor Sailing a Miniature kraclit.
Hoist all your sails till they staud sn~ooth. See that the sails acd rigging are in perfect order and everything made fast. If the vind is biowing hard and you are required to shorten mil, begh by taking in sxil ic the following order: jib topsail, fore and mail; gaff topsail, and iheu flying jib and foresail if necessary. if at any time the lee rail is ne!l under water, you are carrying too much sail to get full speed out of your boat, you must shorten sail in the order above anti1 Soar rail is out of water. Beating to windward is the most i!?slrable way of sailing ; to do ir haul in your mainsail pretty close, the fore. sail a little closer, rhe jib same as mainsail, the flying jib a little clo- ser than the jib, and the jib topsail a little closer than flying jib (as shown in diagram) ; set your rudcler straight and place your hat in the water. pointing her against the ~inrl. If the boat runs up into the wind so that he sails shake, you must turn the rudder a little from the wind until she steers her proper course. In sailing free wind, which is with the rrinci blowing on your quar- ter, flack off all sails till the booms are at an angle of 45 degrees with the keel. Tc? sail to leeward. or before the wind, slack off all your ails at right angles mith the keel. In sailing n sloop yacht or catamaran, follow the same rnles as to ~nainsail,gaff topsail, jib :tnd jib topsail in schooners
CATAMARANS. The cu: on opposite gage represents a Caramaran, which 1s siinplytvo peculiar shaped boats, properly fastened together abreast, and rigged as a sloop, but nev- ertheless tiley are the fastest sailing boats that are buiit ; in fact they can outsaii any steamboat or ship ttiar; ever was built, and sail faster than any horse can trot, and I have been informed by the sailing-master of the Catamaran " Taran- :ula," which is 82 feet long, that his boat has attained a speed of 30 mi!es an hour. The miniature Catamarans will outsaii any other miniature boat, but are not allowed to enter yacht races against otller boats, from the fact that they are sure to Tin the prizes. They look very pretty on the water, and Bail sbout seven miles an hour, an8 only require the same handling as any orher sloop. 'a- 0.M. BLUNT,
BUILDER OF MINIATURE YACHTS
OF ALL HINDS,
CATAMARANSAND MARINEMODELS,
338 HUMBOLDT ST.,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
I have on hawd and build to order Miqziature Crajt oj all kinds, which me made oj ihe best materials amd maw~acturedin ihe most a$@-oved siyle, built om fhe best models, finished off hmdsonzely, awd rigged so as they will sail true. They are mot Toy Boats, but gew~ineYachts in miniukre. SCHOONERS. No. 1. Size. 18 iuches long, 5 inches ~~itl~,5+ inches deep amidships. Price ...... $2.50 NO. 2. Size, 24 inches long, 7) inches wide, and 62 inches tlccp amidships. Price ...... $5.00 No. 3. Size, 30 incl~esIoug, 9 inciies wide, and 8; inches.dcp amidshipe. Price ...... $9.00 NO. 4. Siztj, 36 inches long, 10 inches wid(,, and 10&inches deep amidships. Price ...... $15.00 No. 5. Size, 48 inches long, 12 inclies wide, and 11i inches ileep amiclships. Price ...... $25.00 NO. 6. Size. 60 il!clles long, 15 inclles tvicto, and 159 inches dwp amidships. Price ...... $40.00 SLOOPS. NO. I. Size, 18 inchcs long, 5 inches wide, 5f inches di ep amidships. Price...... $2.2.; NO. 2. Size, 24 inchcs long, 73 inches wide, itnd 63 inches dtq amidships. Price ...... $4.5 0 No. 3. Size, 30 inches long, 9 incl~cswide. and 8$ inches deep amidships. Price...... $8.00 STEAM YACHTS Will be built any size desired. from No. 1 size, 18 inches in length. price, $3.00, up to 6 fcct in length. CATAMARANS. NO. 1. Size, 4s inches in lcngth, slocq riged. Price ...... $15.00 KO. 2. Size, 60 inches in leligth, sloop ri2;ccl. Price ...... $'30.00 - The~eSchooni-rs, Sloops, Steam Yachts am1 Catan~vanswe each built of clcar xl~itepine and white cedar, and trimmed with black \~alnutand vhite holly, cscepting NO.'^, Sloop or Scimrncr, w11ic)l has no hlack wrtlnut trinmli~gs. A11 the keels arc. lead. The decks and spars are varnished. They are piliatccl auy two culors tlcsircd in the following list : White with Gold Bottwn. " '. 13ronza " " " Green 'L Black Gold " " " Bro11ze I' 6. . I M;NiATLJSE I yi 'il /\ L YACHT MA, ~'-h 2 PUBLISHED BY 1 MINIATUREYACHTS OF ALL RINDS, [I 338 HUNiBOLDT STREET, II BROOKLYN, N. Y.