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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... sufficiently deadened . Or , as is advisable in a good breeze , the main or mizzen topsail is braced aback . The ... sufficient quantity has been run out to satisfy the officer that no bottom has been found . The men then lay aft and ...
... sufficiently deadened . Or , as is advisable in a good breeze , the main or mizzen topsail is braced aback . The ... sufficient quantity has been run out to satisfy the officer that no bottom has been found . The men then lay aft and ...
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... twice each way , otherwise once and a half is sufficient . In an- chor straps , and heavy straps generally , the ends are stuck twice and not trimmed off but whipped . SPLICING . A Short Splice with a Four - Stranded SEAMANSHIP . 15.
... twice each way , otherwise once and a half is sufficient . In an- chor straps , and heavy straps generally , the ends are stuck twice and not trimmed off but whipped . SPLICING . A Short Splice with a Four - Stranded SEAMANSHIP . 15.
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... sufficient . When the strand ( 2 ) is laid up to the strand ( 1 ) , they are divided , knotted , and the ends cut off in the same manner ; and so with 3 and 4. This splice is used for lengthening a rope which reeves through a block , or ...
... sufficient . When the strand ( 2 ) is laid up to the strand ( 1 ) , they are divided , knotted , and the ends cut off in the same manner ; and so with 3 and 4. This splice is used for lengthening a rope which reeves through a block , or ...
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... sufficient length and crotch them ; unlay one strand of the three - stranded , and fill the space with a strand of ... sufficiently far from ( a ) to allow end enough for knotting and laying in . Twist the ends ( c and b ) up together ...
... sufficient length and crotch them ; unlay one strand of the three - stranded , and fill the space with a strand of ... sufficiently far from ( a ) to allow end enough for knotting and laying in . Twist the ends ( c and b ) up together ...
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... sufficient length , and form the eye . Unlay the other two strands , one at a time , and fill up the vacant lays by the strands forming the eye ; one strand unlay about two feet , the other about one foot , from the eye ; stick as in a ...
... sufficient length , and form the eye . Unlay the other two strands , one at a time , and fill up the vacant lays by the strands forming the eye ; one strand unlay about two feet , the other about one foot , from the eye ; stick as in a ...
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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...