Seamanship: Compiled from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous Original and Select Designs, for the Use of the United States Naval AcademyD. Van Nostrand, 1868 - 699 páginas |
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... Plate I , represents the ship's keel , ( c ) will be the yard when braced up , and ( d ) the direction of the wind . In practice , the yard is braced up sharper , to make the sail stand to the most advantage . * The Lubber's Point is a ...
... Plate I , represents the ship's keel , ( c ) will be the yard when braced up , and ( d ) the direction of the wind . In practice , the yard is braced up sharper , to make the sail stand to the most advantage . * The Lubber's Point is a ...
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... plate . THE LEAD . Soundings , to ascertain the depth of water on entering or leav- ing a port , or in any case where there is supposed to be less than twenty fathoms of water , are taken by the hand lead , a quarter- master or ...
... plate . THE LEAD . Soundings , to ascertain the depth of water on entering or leav- ing a port , or in any case where there is supposed to be less than twenty fathoms of water , are taken by the hand lead , a quarter- master or ...
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... Plate 2. Take the end of a rope ( a ) round the standing part ( b ) , under its own part ( d ) , and through the bight ( c ) . A Reef Knot , Fig . 9 , Plate 2. Make an over - hand knot , as be- fore directed , Fig . 8 , round a yard or ...
... Plate 2. Take the end of a rope ( a ) round the standing part ( b ) , under its own part ( d ) , and through the bight ( c ) . A Reef Knot , Fig . 9 , Plate 2. Make an over - hand knot , as be- fore directed , Fig . 8 , round a yard or ...
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... Plate 3 , and with the strand ( 1 ) form a bight , holding it down on the side of the rope at ( 2 ) ; pass the end of the next ( 3 ) round the strand ( 1 ) ; the end of the strand ( 4 ) round the strand ( 3 ) and through the bight which ...
... Plate 3 , and with the strand ( 1 ) form a bight , holding it down on the side of the rope at ( 2 ) ; pass the end of the next ( 3 ) round the strand ( 1 ) ; the end of the strand ( 4 ) round the strand ( 3 ) and through the bight which ...
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... Plate 4. Render the parts through , jam taut , lay up and whip the end , Fig . 27. This knot is used for bucket ropes , & c . It should have a leather washer around its neck when exposed to chafe . A Single Diamond Knot , Fig . 29 , Plate ...
... Plate 4. Render the parts through , jam taut , lay up and whip the end , Fig . 27. This knot is used for bucket ropes , & c . It should have a leather washer around its neck when exposed to chafe . A Single Diamond Knot , Fig . 29 , Plate ...
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Términos y frases comunes
abaft aloft anchor bend bight boat boom bowline bowsprit braces buntlines burton cable capstan chain clear clew Cloth cringle deck downhaul eye-bolt fathoms fitted fore foresail forward furl furling sails grommet guns guys halliards Haul taut hawse hawser head yards heave heel helm hemp hitch hoist hook inches jiggers keep knot laniard lashing length let go lifts lower yards luff mainsail mast mast-head mizzen outhaul overhaul pass pendant pendant-tackles Plate port purchase quarter ratline ready reef reeve rigging rope round round seizing rove RUNNING RIGGING sail secured seizing sennit shackle sheave sheer sheet ship shrouds side single block slack slings spanker spar splice square standing starboard stay staysail stern stopper stowed strain strap studding-sail tack tackle thimble tide toggle top-gallant topmast topsail trysail turns upper veer vessel weather weight whip wind yard-arm yarns
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Página 363 - ... so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles.
Página 363 - ... from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Página 359 - The points to be aimed at are, first and immediately, the restoration of breathing ; and secondly, after breathing is restored, the promotion of warmth and circulation. The efforts to restore...