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 To commence with her spars—these are: 1, the mast; 2, the topmast; 3, the bowsprit; 4, the boom; 5, the gaff; and 6, the topsail-yard.

Within a few feet of the head of the mast (see Fig. 56) are, a, the hounds, projecting wooden shoulders which support the shrouds and stays, and if the vessel have a topmast, the hounds are surmounted