One contrivance details the operation of an 18th-century masting machine, for lowering a mast timber into a ship through holes cut in each deck, then securing it to the keel; another reconstructs an 18th-century dredge, all spit and polish.
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There are, however, exceptions to the rules of half-masting in Canada : if Victoria Day or Canada Day fall during a period of half-masting, the flags are to be returned to full-mast for the duration of the day.
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There are, however, exceptions to the rules of half-masting in Canada : if Victoria Day or Canada Day fall during a period of half-masting, the flags are to be returned to full-mast for the duration of the day.
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It appears that Mr . Aspinwall, who had an excellent idea of what a ship ought to be, had come to the conclusion that the masting of vessels was a question of no small moment in shipbuilding, and determined that his new ship should have the benefit of foreign aid in placing the masts.
