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 end into what is called the snotter. The snotter is a short piece of rope with an eye spliced into it at each end; it is passed round the mast, one eye is rove through the other, and the loop thus formed when tightened grips the mast firmly. The end of the sprit fits into the first-mentioned eye.

To set a spritsail, first hoist it; place the upper end of the sprit into the eye at the peak of the sail, and then place the lower end into the eye of the snotter. Lastly, push the snotter up the mast until the sail, standing taut and flat, prevents it going up any further. Wet the snotter if it has a tendency to slip down the mast. In bigger boats the snotter is hoisted and kept in its place by a tackle fitted to the mast, and so