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| Galleot |
Like a fish-hooker the galleot was used on the northern coast of the continent and she appeared under the influence of the Dutch. Mainly she was a one-and-a-half masted vessel but sometimes one could meet one- and three-masted galleots. They had various sail rigging, for example a hooker-galleot's rigging.
In the second half of the 18th century the galleot was widely spread in the region of the Baltic Sea. The mainmast of such a type vessels in its upper part was inclined forward in the Dutch manner. It carried topsail and a small topgallant sail. The main trysail on the gaff or on the sprint-off was of a large size. The mast had 4 - 5 shrouds and the mast's stay was strengthened to the stem and to the heel of the bowsprit. The small mizzen mast carried a small mizzen-trysail with the gaff and the boom. The stern of the galleot was round that was why for a hook-sheet there was an arm. The stay of this mast was laid slightly forward; in the upper third part the stay was ended by a block through which tackles were laid. The root end of these tackles was fastened in the eye-bolt of the port and the second end on the starboard was ended by tackles on the long-tackled blocks. The fore staysail was laid to the post and the inner-jib moved on the jib-line. The outer-jib fastened to the bowsprit jib-boom was a flying jib.
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