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1905.] turn-buckles. The shoe-blocks FF are 24 inches long and 3 inches square on the end, and are bolted to the timbers A and B as shown. At the stern a triangular block is mounted between the ends of the timbers BB, through which the rudder-post will pass. The decking-planks marked G are then attached to the frame with screws or steel nails.

The mast-step is made by attaching two 12-inch pieces of plank, 18 inches long and 1¼ thick, to the inner sides of timbers DD. Across the top of them attach another plank, and in the middle of it cut a hole 3½ inches in diameter, or large enough to receive the mast. In the bowsprit, directly under the large hole, make a small one to receive a ¾-inch pin. The iron pin is to be driven in the bottom of the mast so that 6 inches of it projects beyond the bottom of the stick. These will form the mast-step, and when the mast is in place and held by the forestay and shrouds it cannot jump out.



Iron stancheon rods are attached to the top of the mast-step and to the inside of timber A, as shown in Fig. 17. The shoes are of tire-steel, and will have to be made by a black