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... Sheet Knot . Turk's - head . - Salvagee . -To lengthen a Rope by additional Strands . - Bends and Hitches . - Grum- met . Round Seizing . - Throat Seizing - CHAP . XIII . ANCHORS AND CABLES . · 196 Porter's and Rodgers ' Anchors ...
... Sheet Knot . Turk's - head . - Salvagee . -To lengthen a Rope by additional Strands . - Bends and Hitches . - Grum- met . Round Seizing . - Throat Seizing - CHAP . XIII . ANCHORS AND CABLES . · 196 Porter's and Rodgers ' Anchors ...
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... sheet , but must not be confounded with the flat base of the Cumulus . " Cumulo - stratus , " or anvil- shaped cloud , is said to forerun heavy gales . " Nimbus , " a dense cloud spreading out into a crown of " Cirrus " above , and ...
... sheet , but must not be confounded with the flat base of the Cumulus . " Cumulo - stratus , " or anvil- shaped cloud , is said to forerun heavy gales . " Nimbus , " a dense cloud spreading out into a crown of " Cirrus " above , and ...
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... sheet- 557-18 3.103 8.785 Brass , cast 524.75 3.293 8.399 Iron , cast 445.43 3.802 7.200 Iron , bar 476.93 3.623 7.600 to 7.800 Lead · 709.00 2 : 437 11 : 446 Steel , soft 489.56 3.530 7.780 Steel , hard 488.50 3.537 7.840 Zinc , cast ...
... sheet- 557-18 3.103 8.785 Brass , cast 524.75 3.293 8.399 Iron , cast 445.43 3.802 7.200 Iron , bar 476.93 3.623 7.600 to 7.800 Lead · 709.00 2 : 437 11 : 446 Steel , soft 489.56 3.530 7.780 Steel , hard 488.50 3.537 7.840 Zinc , cast ...
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... sheets are fastened on with composition nails ; the sheets , being 4 feet long and 14 inches wide , are placed lengthways with the sheer of the ship . Their lower edges overlap the upper ones of those below , and their after ones the ...
... sheets are fastened on with composition nails ; the sheets , being 4 feet long and 14 inches wide , are placed lengthways with the sheer of the ship . Their lower edges overlap the upper ones of those below , and their after ones the ...
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... sheets are described as 32 ounces , 28 ounces , 18 ounces , 16 ounces the superficial foot . The thickest are used near the bows and water line . The Figures on the sides of the stem and rudder mark the ship's draught of water . They ...
... sheets are described as 32 ounces , 28 ounces , 18 ounces , 16 ounces the superficial foot . The thickest are used near the bows and water line . The Figures on the sides of the stem and rudder mark the ship's draught of water . They ...
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