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Show 6227 41 Ross- D Q How much draft did it have? A I think the boat draw in the neighborhood of two feet at the stern. Between Greenriver and the mouth of the San Rafael did you experience any groundings in that section? A Yes sir. Q How many would you say? A I couldn't say how many we did have. Q Would you say frequent or infrequent? A Well, possibly, we will say, there or four times we grounded, but not very bad. Q Did this boat have some equipment on it to assist it in getting off the sandbars and shallows and rocks? A Yes sir. Q What kind of equipment did it carry? Q It had what we called a capstan, sort of a vertical drum with leverage, with sweeps, and winds the rope around that drum to pull. Q That is, you would pass a line ashore and then wind it up? A To shore, or anchor out in the stream if we couldn't reach the shore with the line. Q Did you also use that equipment after you got down |