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Page 44
... go through the decks , and are supported on their fore side by knees , which are let down to the deck beams . When there is a cross piece , it is hooked on the after side . All ships of 28 guns and upwards have two pairs ; those which ...
... go through the decks , and are supported on their fore side by knees , which are let down to the deck beams . When there is a cross piece , it is hooked on the after side . All ships of 28 guns and upwards have two pairs ; those which ...
Page 45
... go through the decks , and are supported on their fore side by knees , which are let down to the deck beams . When there is a cross piece , it is hooked on the after side . ships of 28 guns and upwards have two pairs ; those which have ...
... go through the decks , and are supported on their fore side by knees , which are let down to the deck beams . When there is a cross piece , it is hooked on the after side . ships of 28 guns and upwards have two pairs ; those which have ...
Page 121
... let go any gear ; and also that the fid is more readily squared than the moveable one is handled . The heels of Top - gallant - Masts are frequently cut open under- neath the fid hole , so as to admit of snatching the bight of the mast ...
... let go any gear ; and also that the fid is more readily squared than the moveable one is handled . The heels of Top - gallant - Masts are frequently cut open under- neath the fid hole , so as to admit of snatching the bight of the mast ...
Page 149
... let go ; the weight that took the whole party to raise , is suddenly borne by but a few of them and begins to fall ; " anybody " misses his " catch ; " down by the run goes the weight on top of somebody , and the fall , thus jerked away ...
... let go ; the weight that took the whole party to raise , is suddenly borne by but a few of them and begins to fall ; " anybody " misses his " catch ; " down by the run goes the weight on top of somebody , and the fall , thus jerked away ...
Page 163
... let go the rest . Set up the stays , and when fast , let go the upper runner , or both if abreast each other ; hook luffs to strops on the shrouds , toggle their lower blocks to the lanyards , hook their falls on with Blackwall hitches ...
... let go the rest . Set up the stays , and when fast , let go the upper runner , or both if abreast each other ; hook luffs to strops on the shrouds , toggle their lower blocks to the lanyards , hook their falls on with Blackwall hitches ...
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