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... Braces . Top - sail Halyards . — Crossing Top - sail Yards . - Upper Yards . Boom and Gaff . Running Rigging . — Blacking down - CHAP . XII . · Spanker p . 175 KNOTS AND SPLICES . Worming . Serving . - A - - - Short Splice . Eye Splice ...
... Braces . Top - sail Halyards . — Crossing Top - sail Yards . - Upper Yards . Boom and Gaff . Running Rigging . — Blacking down - CHAP . XII . · Spanker p . 175 KNOTS AND SPLICES . Worming . Serving . - A - - - Short Splice . Eye Splice ...
Page xv
... Brace carried away . - Top - sail Brace and Parrel carried away . Top - gallant Brace and Parrel carried away . Preventer Braces , Lifts , and Clue Lines . Reefing Top - sails and setting Courses . Taking in a Course . Taking Top - sail ...
... Brace carried away . - Top - sail Brace and Parrel carried away . Top - gallant Brace and Parrel carried away . Preventer Braces , Lifts , and Clue Lines . Reefing Top - sails and setting Courses . Taking in a Course . Taking Top - sail ...
Page 41
... braces for the rudder . The Deadwood are chocks of timbers fastened along the upper side of the keel , which form a seating for the floor timbers , and which are shaped into the form in the fore and after parts of the ship . In vessels ...
... braces for the rudder . The Deadwood are chocks of timbers fastened along the upper side of the keel , which form a seating for the floor timbers , and which are shaped into the form in the fore and after parts of the ship . In vessels ...
Page 42
... braces , or knees . These are the principal timbers which compose the skeleton of the ship . The sides are connected with the stem and stern posts by iron fastenings called Breast hooks and crutches ; and the whole fabric is further ...
... braces , or knees . These are the principal timbers which compose the skeleton of the ship . The sides are connected with the stem and stern posts by iron fastenings called Breast hooks and crutches ; and the whole fabric is further ...
Page 43
... brace . The Steps for the fore and main masts , are fastened across the keelson ; that of the mizen masts being usually fixed on the lower deck beams . The False Keel is an additional keel from 4 to 6 inches thick , fastened on below ...
... brace . The Steps for the fore and main masts , are fastened across the keelson ; that of the mizen masts being usually fixed on the lower deck beams . The False Keel is an additional keel from 4 to 6 inches thick , fastened on below ...
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