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Page 147
... buntlines , or leechlines , & c . & c . , for taking it in ; and each yard is provided with a " foot rope " for the men to stand on whilst furling the sail . These and such like ropes constitute the " running rigging L 2 EQUIPMENT ...
... buntlines , or leechlines , & c . & c . , for taking it in ; and each yard is provided with a " foot rope " for the men to stand on whilst furling the sail . These and such like ropes constitute the " running rigging L 2 EQUIPMENT ...
Page 169
... bunt lines will carry the pendants up quite as well : bend them to the pendants about half way down , and stop the becket in the end to the bunt line . With the top blocks hooked , top tackle gear should be rove , with the jeers brought ...
... bunt lines will carry the pendants up quite as well : bend them to the pendants about half way down , and stop the becket in the end to the bunt line . With the top blocks hooked , top tackle gear should be rove , with the jeers brought ...
Page 189
... Buntlines are generally led aft , over the topping lifts . Thus , in hauling up the main - sail , the men are not only more under inspection , but turning round from the clue garnets to the buntlines , they keep up such a continuous run ...
... Buntlines are generally led aft , over the topping lifts . Thus , in hauling up the main - sail , the men are not only more under inspection , but turning round from the clue garnets to the buntlines , they keep up such a continuous run ...
Page 190
... Buntlines . These ropes are led from the deck through lubbers ' hole , through blocks or cheeks at the top - mast heads , passed through the thimbles of the span before all , and are toggled to the foot of the sails . The object of the ...
... Buntlines . These ropes are led from the deck through lubbers ' hole , through blocks or cheeks at the top - mast heads , passed through the thimbles of the span before all , and are toggled to the foot of the sails . The object of the ...
Page 191
... Buntlines are not always fitted ; but in large ships these as well as inner reef tackles on the top sail yards are indis- pensably necessary . There are no reef lines , or points in the top- gallant sail which may be grasped ; and buntlines ...
... Buntlines are not always fitted ; but in large ships these as well as inner reef tackles on the top sail yards are indis- pensably necessary . There are no reef lines , or points in the top- gallant sail which may be grasped ; and buntlines ...
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