A.D. 1805, June 11. - No 2857.

Cowan, Malcolm - Sails.

Sails are made with the seams horizontal instead of vertical. They reef at the foot instead of at the head, but may also reef at the head if required. There is a reef-band sewed on the sail; it is roped at the lower part and sewed above. To this the buntlines are rove. There are also "gaskets, rove occasionally as a reef line in separate pieces, through eylet holes under the reef bands, and made fast to the middle and quarters of the sail for confining the slack sail when reefed in the wake of the reef bands and quarters." "An awning sail of a lugger or brig" is shown in the drawing "set vertically under a small main sail."

[Printed, 6 d. Drawing See Reportary of Arts, vol. 9 (ond series p. 88] Patents for Inventions. Abridgements of Specifications Relating to Masts, Sails, Rigging, &c.; Including Apparatus for Raising and Lowering Ships' Boats. AD 1625-1866.
Office of the Commissioners of Patents for Inventions, London, 1874. 8vo, 14.5x8.5 cm, xvi, 254, (2) pp.

Transcribed by Lars Bruzelius

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