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Page ix
... , when duties such as the " handling " of gear came to be specified , it was found impracticable to convey directions in any other mood than the imperative . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. WATER AND AIR . Hydrodynamics . PREFACE . ix.
... , when duties such as the " handling " of gear came to be specified , it was found impracticable to convey directions in any other mood than the imperative . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. WATER AND AIR . Hydrodynamics . PREFACE . ix.
Page xii
... . Futtock Rigging . Crosstrees - Rigging Top- masts . - Top - tackle Gear , -Top - gallant Masts . Top - gallant Rigging . — Top - sail Masts.- Lower Slings . The Jib - boom - - - 134 CHAP . XI . EQUIPMENT : RIGGING . - Lower xii CONTENTS .
... . Futtock Rigging . Crosstrees - Rigging Top- masts . - Top - tackle Gear , -Top - gallant Masts . Top - gallant Rigging . — Top - sail Masts.- Lower Slings . The Jib - boom - - - 134 CHAP . XI . EQUIPMENT : RIGGING . - Lower xii CONTENTS .
Page xv
... Gear . - Paint Work . -Life Buoys . - Night Signals . - Rules for passing Ships . Inspection and Enumeration of Articles , and States of Things to be attended to . Loosing Sails CHAP . XXII . HANDLING BOATS . - p . 335 Capacity of Boat ...
... Gear . - Paint Work . -Life Buoys . - Night Signals . - Rules for passing Ships . Inspection and Enumeration of Articles , and States of Things to be attended to . Loosing Sails CHAP . XXII . HANDLING BOATS . - p . 335 Capacity of Boat ...
Page xvi
... Gear . Condenser . Hot Well.- Dead acting oscillating Engine . - Trunk Cylinder Engine . Throttle Valve . - Indicator . Rule for calculating the Distance travelled by Piston in a given Time . Weight and Cost of Engines . The Screw ...
... Gear . Condenser . Hot Well.- Dead acting oscillating Engine . - Trunk Cylinder Engine . Throttle Valve . - Indicator . Rule for calculating the Distance travelled by Piston in a given Time . Weight and Cost of Engines . The Screw ...
Page 82
... gear to press on with , but with a good instrument to inform us that speed is undiminished , if not increased . Few things are more fallacious than the appearance of speed which a vessel's movement presents . Judging from the quantity ...
... gear to press on with , but with a good instrument to inform us that speed is undiminished , if not increased . Few things are more fallacious than the appearance of speed which a vessel's movement presents . Judging from the quantity ...
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abaft anchor belly band bight bitts blocks boat bolts boom bowline bowsprit braces bunt buntlines cable capstan carried centre chain clue cringles cubic cubic foot deck double downhaul Edition fast feet foot force fore and aft fore-mast gantlines gear gravity half hitch halyards haul hawser head sails heave heel hitch hoisting hook inches iron lanyards lashing leech length let go lever lifts lower yards mast mast head mizen passed pendants piece Plates port Post 8vo pounds pressure pull quarter reef bands reef tackles reeve rigging rope round rove rudder runner sail tackle screw seized shackle sheave sheets ship ship's shrouds side slings spars specific gravity spliced square standing starboard stay steam strop studding sail tack taut toggle tons top-gallant top-mast topsail triced upper vessel vols weather weight whilst whip wind Woodcuts yard-arm