This book is a complete guide to constructing sails, with information on weights and sizes of ropes; masting, rigging, and sails of steam vessels, and much more. With detailed diagrams, useful formulas, and everything else one might need to know, this book is ideal for those with a practical interest in sailing and sail making. Contents include: On Description and the Use of Sails, On Measuring, Rules for Finding the Number of Cloths, On Finding the Quantity of Yards in Sails, On Cutting-Out Sails, General Rules and Instructions for Making Sails, Practical Operations in Sailmaking, On...