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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... Serf - Practical Hints to those in Charge of Boats— Instructions for Swimming to Relief of Drowning Persons- Directions for Restoring the Apparently Drowned ... pp . 324-362 CHAPTER XIX . RULES TO PREVENT COLLISIONS AT NIGHT . X CONTENTS .
... Serf - Practical Hints to those in Charge of Boats— Instructions for Swimming to Relief of Drowning Persons- Directions for Restoring the Apparently Drowned ... pp . 324-362 CHAPTER XIX . RULES TO PREVENT COLLISIONS AT NIGHT . X CONTENTS .
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... 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 vertical line drawn on the inside of the bowl of the compass , to correspond with 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 vertical line drawn on the inside of the bowl of the compass , to correspond with the ...
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... direction as at first - one in number less than the under turns , and haul hand - taut , Fig . 133. When all on , pass the end down between the last two parts of the upper side of the inner turns , between both parts of the rope , and ...
... direction as at first - one in number less than the under turns , and haul hand - taut , Fig . 133. When all on , pass the end down between the last two parts of the upper side of the inner turns , between both parts of the rope , and ...
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... the point , take several turns , stick through again , and pass cross turns from one end of whipping to the other in the direction of the lay of the rope . CROWNING - POINTING - SNAKING . Crowning the end of 26 SEAMANSHIP .
... the point , take several turns , stick through again , and pass cross turns from one end of whipping to the other in the direction of the lay of the rope . CROWNING - POINTING - SNAKING . Crowning the end of 26 SEAMANSHIP .
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... direction , to counteract the twist which would otherwise be given the wire . As the strand is formed , it passes over rollers , and is reeled up on another drum as fast as made . The drums containing the strands are then placed on the ...
... direction , to counteract the twist which would otherwise be given the wire . As the strand is formed , it passes over rollers , and is reeled up on another drum as fast as made . The drums containing the strands are then placed on the ...
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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...