governed by the distance away
from midships that the lead is moved. For
instance, if the lead is placed amidships, the
pull will simply keep the rudder dead straight,
whereas if placed on the deck edge it will allow
the maximum amount of angle.

Your bowsers can be made from pieces of toothbrush
handle or from brass or German-silver wire. Very
efficient bowsers can be made from aluminum tube
cut in sections about 3/16 inch long, with three
holes drilled in each piece around its periphery.

Plaited bobbin cotton should be used for the
cordage, as it does not curl up when wet.

If you decide to fit the Braine steering gear, a
spur or bumpkin, as it is termed, must be fitted
to take the rubber centering line.

APPENDIX

BOYS' DICTIONARY OF MARINE TERMS

=Abaft.= Behind; toward the stern.

=Abeam.= At right angles to the side and in
horizontal plane.

=Aft.= Toward the stern.

=After-body.= Between amidships and stern.

=Aloft.= Overhead; on the yards or in the upper
rigging.

=Amidships.= The middle part of a vessel.

=Anchor.= Instrument for holding vessels at rest
in the water. Made of iron.

=Athwart. Athwartships.= Across; from side to
side.

=Ballast.= Material used to load the ship, for
stability or submerging purposes.

=Barge.= General name for vessels built for
towing.

=Bark.= Three-masted vessel, square-rigged on the
fore- and main-masts, and fore-and-aft rigged on
the mizzen.

=Barkentine.= Three-masted vessel, square-rigged
on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the main-and
mizzen-masts.

=Beam.= The widest part of a vessel.

=Bollards.= Posts of timber on sides of docks,
quays, etc., over which ropes are thrown for
hauling vessels alongside.

=Boom.= The lower spar for a fore-and-aft sail.

=Bow.= Sides of fore part of boat: the right hand
being the starboard bow, and the left hand the
port bow.

=Bowsprit.= Pole projecting from stem forward, and
taking forestays and bobstays.

=Bridge-house.= House built near bridge.

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