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... Shackles . Splicing Shackles .. - - Hardy's Mooring Swivel . Table of Number and Weight of Anchors , and Number and Size of Cables and Messengers . - Table of Splicing Shackles , Mooring Swivels , and Chains , as to Weight and Value ...
... Shackles . Splicing Shackles .. - - Hardy's Mooring Swivel . Table of Number and Weight of Anchors , and Number and Size of Cables and Messengers . - Table of Splicing Shackles , Mooring Swivels , and Chains , as to Weight and Value ...
Page 44
... shackles clear of both , as well as by veering a little occasionally ( freshening the nip ) , to keep the chafe off any one particular part of the cable . Steam ships have after bitts for towing purposes in addition . The Ports ' Sides ...
... shackles clear of both , as well as by veering a little occasionally ( freshening the nip ) , to keep the chafe off any one particular part of the cable . Steam ships have after bitts for towing purposes in addition . The Ports ' Sides ...
Page 45
... shackles clear of both , as well as by veering a little occasionally ( freshening the nip ) , to keep the chafe off any one particular part of the cable . Steam ships have after bitts for towing purposes in addition . The Ports ' Sides ...
... shackles clear of both , as well as by veering a little occasionally ( freshening the nip ) , to keep the chafe off any one particular part of the cable . Steam ships have after bitts for towing purposes in addition . The Ports ' Sides ...
Page 146
... shackle or a lashing . More accidents happen from open hooks than from chain or cordage . Great support may be given a hook by slipping a link or a shackle over the point , thus ( fig . 75 . ) * Thimbles are made both perfectly round ...
... shackle or a lashing . More accidents happen from open hooks than from chain or cordage . Great support may be given a hook by slipping a link or a shackle over the point , thus ( fig . 75 . ) * Thimbles are made both perfectly round ...
Page 153
... shackled to their own parts ; the turns are then passed with the other ends , so that the foremost ones on the bowsprit are the aftermost ones on the stem . Each turn is hove taut , as it is passed by reeving the gammoning through ...
... shackled to their own parts ; the turns are then passed with the other ends , so that the foremost ones on the bowsprit are the aftermost ones on the stem . Each turn is hove taut , as it is passed by reeving the gammoning through ...
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