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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... square . Fig . 66 , Plate 8 . Hitching the End of a Rope . Trim the end off with a knife to the shape of a cone : then , with a sail - needle and twine , stitch it around with a loop - stitch , first taking a few round turns with the ...
... square . Fig . 66 , Plate 8 . Hitching the End of a Rope . Trim the end off with a knife to the shape of a cone : then , with a sail - needle and twine , stitch it around with a loop - stitch , first taking a few round turns with the ...
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... square ; and pass another , with smaller stuff , close to the ends . Worm the ends into the lay of the cable , and pass three or four spun - yarn seizings , at equal distances , round them and the cable , to keep them in the lay ; snake ...
... square ; and pass another , with smaller stuff , close to the ends . Worm the ends into the lay of the cable , and pass three or four spun - yarn seizings , at equal distances , round them and the cable , to keep them in the lay ; snake ...
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... Square Sennit is used for the same purposes as round sennit , and also by engineers , as packing for their pistons . It is made somewhat in the same manner as round sennit , but without a heart . Nettles are used in the same ratio ...
... Square Sennit is used for the same purposes as round sennit , and also by engineers , as packing for their pistons . It is made somewhat in the same manner as round sennit , but without a heart . Nettles are used in the same ratio ...
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... square as far as you require it , then halve the foxes , and work each part down separately for the legs . You may convert an ordinary mat into a breeches mat by cut- ting the midship fox across at the head , and simply unreeving it ...
... square as far as you require it , then halve the foxes , and work each part down separately for the legs . You may convert an ordinary mat into a breeches mat by cut- ting the midship fox across at the head , and simply unreeving it ...
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... square , Fig . 204 ; dip the bight of the marline down through the next hole , and in the same manner proceed with each , until all are filled in . To Mouse a Hook . This is done when hoisting a heavy weight to prevent the hook from ...
... square , Fig . 204 ; dip the bight of the marline down through the next hole , and in the same manner proceed with each , until all are filled in . To Mouse a Hook . This is done when hoisting a heavy weight to prevent the hook from ...
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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...