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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... that the sail will be entirely supplanted by steam , or that steam " fleets may dispense with crews of able seamen . [ Sir Howard Douglas ' " Naval Warfare with Steam . " ] CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE COMPASS AND LEAD . The.
... that the sail will be entirely supplanted by steam , or that steam " fleets may dispense with crews of able seamen . [ Sir Howard Douglas ' " Naval Warfare with Steam . " ] CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE COMPASS AND LEAD . The.
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... Lead - The Drift - Lead - Massey's Lead pp . 1-6 CHAPTER II . KNOTTING AND SPLICING . Knots Hitches- Bends - Clinches - Splices - Seizings - Serving- Pointing Grafting - Buoys- Gaskets- Turks - Head- Reefing- Beckets - Sennit - Mats ...
... Lead - The Drift - Lead - Massey's Lead pp . 1-6 CHAPTER II . KNOTTING AND SPLICING . Knots Hitches- Bends - Clinches - Splices - Seizings - Serving- Pointing Grafting - Buoys- Gaskets- Turks - Head- Reefing- Beckets - Sennit - Mats ...
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Compiled from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous Original and Select Designs, for the Use of the United States Naval Academy Stephen Bleecker Luce. 昨 SEAMANSHIP . CHAPTER I. THE COMPASS - THE LEAD .
Compiled from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous Original and Select Designs, for the Use of the United States Naval Academy Stephen Bleecker Luce. 昨 SEAMANSHIP . CHAPTER I. THE COMPASS - THE LEAD .
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... LEAD . To Box the Compass is to name the points in regular succes- sion , beginning at one point and ending at the same ; thus com- mencing with north and going around with the sun , say : North , North by East , North North - East ...
... LEAD . To Box the Compass is to name the points in regular succes- sion , beginning at one point and ending at the same ; thus com- mencing with north and going around with the sun , say : North , North by East , North North - East ...
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... to the ship's keel . * Modern ships in a whole - sail breeze and smooth sea can brace their yards so as to lie within five points of the wind . P C a South NbW . N.N.W. N.WbN -- S.W.b SEAMANSHIP . THE COMPASS AND LEAD.
... to the ship's keel . * Modern ships in a whole - sail breeze and smooth sea can brace their yards so as to lie within five points of the wind . P C a South NbW . N.N.W. N.WbN -- S.W.b SEAMANSHIP . THE COMPASS AND LEAD.
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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...