The manner of setting and bracing the jigger-mast is not indicated in this drawing, but may be partly observed in the plans on pages 287 and 289.] To answer the questions that might be asked to meet every contingency would be a pleasure, but it would overburden my book.

I can only say here that much comes to one in practice, and that, with such as love sailing, mother-wit is the best teacher, after experience.
Labor-saving appliances?
There were none.

The sails were hoisted by hand; the halyards were rove through ordinary ships' blocks with common patent rollers.

Of course the sheets were all belayed aft.
[Illustration: Steering-gear of the _Spray_.

The dotted lines are the ropes used to lash the wheel.