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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... Weighing - Steamers Getting Under Way - Steam and Sail-- Handling Propellers -- On Running Steamers -- Schooners -- Hand- ling Schooners in Bad Weather pp . 391-416 CHAPTER XXII . IN A TIDEWAY . Drifting Clubbing - CONTENTS . xi.
... Weighing - Steamers Getting Under Way - Steam and Sail-- Handling Propellers -- On Running Steamers -- Schooners -- Hand- ling Schooners in Bad Weather pp . 391-416 CHAPTER XXII . IN A TIDEWAY . Drifting Clubbing - CONTENTS . xi.
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... running . Everything being in readiness , and the ves- sel's headway sufficiently deadened , the officer orders , Stand by ! Heave ! The captain of the forecastle , or whoever holds the lead , heaves it as far forward as he can , and at ...
... running . Everything being in readiness , and the ves- sel's headway sufficiently deadened , the officer orders , Stand by ! Heave ! The captain of the forecastle , or whoever holds the lead , heaves it as far forward as he can , and at ...
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... running rigging have the ends hitched to prevent unlaying , as in the figure , instead of the ordinary whipping . All the gun - tackle falls should have their ends hitched , as it is neater and better than the ordinary whipping . To ...
... running rigging have the ends hitched to prevent unlaying , as in the figure , instead of the ordinary whipping . All the gun - tackle falls should have their ends hitched , as it is neater and better than the ordinary whipping . To ...
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... run through the hole in its neck in half a minute of time , or twenty - eight or fourteen seconds . The making of the experiment to find the velocity of the ship , is called heaving the log , which is thus performed : -One man holds the ...
... run through the hole in its neck in half a minute of time , or twenty - eight or fourteen seconds . The making of the experiment to find the velocity of the ship , is called heaving the log , which is thus performed : -One man holds the ...
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... running out , the length of the knot ought to be 47 feet and 6 tenths . These are the lengths generally recom- mended in books of navigation ; but it may be observed , that , in many trials , it has been found that a ship will generally ...
... running out , the length of the knot ought to be 47 feet and 6 tenths . These are the lengths generally recom- mended in books of navigation ; but it may be observed , that , in many trials , it has been found that a ship will generally ...
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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...