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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... Quarter Bill - Form of Billet for Stationing Crew - Duties of Seamen in Different Parts of the Ship .... ..pp . 305-316 CHAPTER XVII . PREPARING FOR SEA . Hoisting in Spare Spars - Stowing Booms - Hints on preparing a Vessel for Sea ...
... Quarter Bill - Form of Billet for Stationing Crew - Duties of Seamen in Different Parts of the Ship .... ..pp . 305-316 CHAPTER XVII . PREPARING FOR SEA . Hoisting in Spare Spars - Stowing Booms - Hints on preparing a Vessel for Sea ...
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... quarter , S. E. by S. three points , and when at S. E. it is said to be on the quarter . When the ship is on the port tack , with her head north , the points are counted on the opposite or west side ; and if the ship's head be put to ...
... quarter , S. E. by S. three points , and when at S. E. it is said to be on the quarter . When the ship is on the port tack , with her head north , the points are counted on the opposite or west side ; and if the ship's head be put to ...
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... quarter- master or forecastle - man being stationed in the main chains for the purpose ; the lead weighing from seven to fourteen pounds , and the line being from twenty to thirty fathoms in length . Soundings at sea , in a greater ...
... quarter- master or forecastle - man being stationed in the main chains for the purpose ; the lead weighing from seven to fourteen pounds , and the line being from twenty to thirty fathoms in length . Soundings at sea , in a greater ...
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... quarter , " or " And a half 5 or 7. " If the depth is a quarter less , he says , " Quarter less 5 or 7. " If he judges by the distance between any two of the marks that the depth of water is 4 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 19 ...
... quarter , " or " And a half 5 or 7. " If the depth is a quarter less , he says , " Quarter less 5 or 7. " If he judges by the distance between any two of the marks that the depth of water is 4 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 16 , 18 , 19 ...
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... quarter , and back it with the remaining quarter of a strand to taper it off . In splicing , instead of laying a strand over one , and under the next , you back it by putting the strand in left - handed , under the strand you would ...
... quarter , and back it with the remaining quarter of a strand to taper it off . In splicing , instead of laying a strand over one , and under the next , you back it by putting the strand in left - handed , under the strand you would ...
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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...