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Originally Posted by kapuhy
That, and I guess with some older puffers you want to have backup propulsion in case your ancient steam engine fails.
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I doubt that this little sail was enough to move such a boat made in iron or steel, with a heavy engine inside.
But also, I see that this sail has a fixed position and it can't be oriented (only a little by fixing the "flying" cable) to one side or the other, so not very useful to navigate...
Edit : I couldn't find any picture of a Clyde puffer with a sail. It was then probably used only in extreme emergency situations...