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... Carrying Stores . - Store Warrants.— Carrying Sail . - Precautions hefore Shoving Off - Passing to Leeward of a Vessel . - Sternway . - Small Helm . - Blowing off Land . -Boarding . - Swinging at Ebb . - Management of Boats in Broken ...
... Carrying Stores . - Store Warrants.— Carrying Sail . - Precautions hefore Shoving Off - Passing to Leeward of a Vessel . - Sternway . - Small Helm . - Blowing off Land . -Boarding . - Swinging at Ebb . - Management of Boats in Broken ...
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... carried away . Weather Reef Tackle carried away . - Weather Topsail Sheet and Clueline carried away . - Main Tack and Clue Garnet gone . - Topsail Brace and Parrel carried away . - Top - gallant Brace and Parrel carried away ...
... carried away . Weather Reef Tackle carried away . - Weather Topsail Sheet and Clueline carried away . - Main Tack and Clue Garnet gone . - Topsail Brace and Parrel carried away . - Top - gallant Brace and Parrel carried away ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
A Force Gravity | 2 |
CHAP III | 12 |
Atmospheric Airits Density Effect of Heat on Air Causes | 25 |
Pipes Weights Size and Specific Gravities of Substances used | 44 |
M | 74 |
Achromatic Telescope Composition and Effects of Light Lenses | 121 |
Manufacture of Ropes Yarns Strands Hawserlaid Rope | 148 |
SAILS | 294 |
CHAP XVIII | 323 |
Berthing Hammocks and Bags ClothingWatch Quarter | 356 |
CHAP XXII | 367 |
CHAP XXIII | 390 |
ending | 406 |
L | 418 |
Difficulties in Launching The Bombay The Sulphur The | 436 |
MASTS | 162 |
CHAP XI | 193 |
Slings Rigging Topsail Yards | 196 |
Rigging Upper Yards Lifts and Braces Heaving up Lower | 216 |
Worming Serving A Short Splice Eye Splice Long Splice | 235 |
Anchor CatBlock Cat StockTackle Stream Anchora | 236 |
Admiralty Anchora Porters and Rodgers Anchors | 246 |
CHAP XVI | 284 |
CHAP XXV | 499 |
CHAP XXVI | 501 |
V | 503 |
Good | 507 |
List and Average Prices of Articles necessary for a Cadets Equip | 522 |
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anchor bear bight blocks boat body bolts boom bowsprit braces cable called carried centre clear clue connected course cross cubic deck diameter direction distance double effect equal fall feet fitted foot force fore foremost four gear give gravity greater guns half halyards hands haul head heel hoisting hole hook inches iron keep lashing lead length less lever lifts light lower mast means measure moving passed pendants piece placed port pounds pressure prevent pull purchase quarter raise reef reeve rigging rope round rove sail secured seizing shackle sheave sheets ship short shrouds side single spars splice square standing stay strain strop tack tackle taken taut tons top-gallant top-mast topsail turns upper usually vessel weather weight whilst whip wind yard