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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... turns , depend on the size of the cable . A Ropemaker's Eye , Fig . 110 , Plate 13 , is formed when making the cable , two of the strands being a long rope twisted up on the bight , and thus forming an eye at one end ; an eye is also ...
... turns , depend on the size of the cable . A Ropemaker's Eye , Fig . 110 , Plate 13 , is formed when making the cable , two of the strands being a long rope twisted up on the bight , and thus forming an eye at one end ; an eye is also ...
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... turns , ending with the long leg towards you , Fig . 122 , Plate 15 ; stick it from you under two strands ; bring it round and work back to the left ; put it under two strands towards you , leaving one strand intervening between the ...
... turns , ending with the long leg towards you , Fig . 122 , Plate 15 ; stick it from you under two strands ; bring it round and work back to the left ; put it under two strands towards you , leaving one strand intervening between the ...
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... turns , haul them taut by hand ; then , with a marling - spike- hitch , heave these two turns well taut , by the heaver or marling- spike ; pass the rest , and bind them in the same manner , making six , eight , or ten turns , according ...
... turns , haul them taut by hand ; then , with a marling - spike- hitch , heave these two turns well taut , by the heaver or marling- spike ; pass the rest , and bind them in the same manner , making six , eight , or ten turns , according ...
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... turns , but not crossed . A bight is formed , Fig 129 , by laying the end ( a ) over the standing part ( b ) . The seizing is then clapped on ; the end put through the last turn of the riders , and knotted . The end part of the rope ...
... turns , but not crossed . A bight is formed , Fig 129 , by laying the end ( a ) over the standing part ( b ) . The seizing is then clapped on ; the end put through the last turn of the riders , and knotted . The end part of the rope ...
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... turns are taken cross- ways , Fig . 142 , Plate 17 , between the parts to jam them ; and frequently a round turn is taken over the laniard , before every cross : these are called racking turns . Riders are passed over these , and the ...
... turns are taken cross- ways , Fig . 142 , Plate 17 , between the parts to jam them ; and frequently a round turn is taken over the laniard , before every cross : these are called racking turns . Riders are passed over these , and the ...
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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...