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THE SANTA EULALIA SCHOONER
The Santa Eulàlia is a schooner built in Torrevieja (Alicante) in 1918, which was acquired by the museum with the aim of recovering maritime...
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Bilge pump
The bilge pumps are used for removing the water that filters into the hull of the boat.
They are very important on a wooden boat on which, in spite...
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Mizzen mast
The mizzen mast is the one to be found nearest to the stern of the boat.
It carries a gaff sail (trapezoid shaped) and, above it, a smaller...
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Windlass
This device is made of iroko wood and used for manoeuvres that need lots of force, such as raising the anchors, which weigh 300 and 150 kg...
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Code flags
Communications systems at sea have evolved a lot: from the first shouts from boat to boat; up to the telecommunications used nowadays; through...
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The deck
The deck of the Santa Eulalia, like the majority of the elements of the boat, was badly deteriorated and had to be almost completely replaced.
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GPS and radar
Modern boats have to carry a satellite-based global positioning system (GPS), that indicates the position of the boat and the course it has to...
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Bell
This device, which is so characteristic of boats, had two basic functions:
- It is a warning to inform sailors of a change of watch. The...
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The foremast
The foremast is the mast that is most to the fore of the boat. It is made from pinewood and is 92 feet in height from the keel, where it is held.
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Main mast
The main mast is the central one in the Santa Eulalia schooner. Like the other masts on the boat, and following the museum’s criteria of recovering...
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