The Kedge-anchor, Or, Young Sailors' Assistant: Appertaining Tothe Practical Evolutions of Modern Seamanship, Rigging, Knotting, Splicing, Blocks, Purchases, Running-rigging, and Other Miscellaneous Matters, Applicable to Ships-of-war and Others ; Illustrated with Seventy Engravings ; Also Tables of Rigging, Spars, Sails, Blocks, Canvas ... & C Relative to Every Class of Vessels

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Appleton, 1882 - 393 pagine
 

Sommario

Launching a Ship
42
To take in the Mizen Mast
50
102
54
109
60
Main Topmast Stay
66
JibBoom Martingale Stay
72
Strapping Thimbles for Guys on Spritsail yard
78
Brace BlocksLower Yards
82
The MizenTopsail Yard
88
Royal and Topgallant Gear
94
Topmast Studdingsail SpanBlocks Halliards c
100
187
104
PART III
119
Fore Topsail Cle lines 212 ForeTop Bowlines
120
Fore Buntlines
121
TopGallant Clewlines
122
Topgallant Buntlines
123
Leechlines
124
Fitting Tacks and Sheets Bumkin Gear c
125
ForeStorm Staysail Gear
126
MainStaysail Gear
127
Topmast Staysails c c
128
Setting up Rigging for a full due
129
Staying Masts
129
Stationing the Crew
131
Stationing the Crew at Quarters
132
Stationing the Crew for Mooring and Unmooring
133
Stationing the Crew for Tacking and Veering
134
Bending a Spanker c
137
Fitting SeaGaskets
138
BuntGaskets
139
Stopping on Hammocks
140
Making up Sails
141
To make up a Topmast Studdingsail
142
Reefing Courses c Jackstays
143
Bending Studdingsails
144
Preparations for leaving the Wharf and hauling out in the Stream
145
Carrying out an Anchor with a Boat
146
Heaving the Lead
147
Marking a Logline
148
Clear Hawse
149
Jack StaysBending and Reefing
150
When the Messenger Strands or is likely to part
155
Riding head to Tidewind on the Starboard Quarter
161
Taking in a Course in a Gale of Wind
167
PART V
171
Numler
175
A Topmast is Sprung near the Lower Cap
181
PART VI
185
Stowage of Provisions and Naval Stores
188
Wind on the Quarter all sail setbring by under doublereefed
191
Getting on Board and Stowing Anchors
194
Number Page 360 To back a Bower by a Stream
195
Preparations for leaving Harbor
196
Clinching Cables
197
JibSheets double
198
Setting up Rigging at Sea
199
Losing a Rudder at a Critical Moment c
209
The duty of remaining by a damaged Vessel
210
PART VII
213
Up Topgallant Masts and Yardsthe Mast being on deck
214
Down Topgallant Masts and Yards
215
Crossing Topgallant and Royal Yards and loosing Sails
216
TopMast carried away
217
Clearing the Wreck of a Topmast
218
Expectation of losing a Lower Mast
219
Getting aground
220
The Ballast shifting at Sea
221
Meeting at Sea
222
A Hint on Roundingto in a Gale
223
To Anchor and Veer a long Scope of Cable
224
Number Page 413 Two Vessels in Collision
225
Pressure of Water at different depths
226
Examination of Chain Cables
227
Hoisting on Board Money or Plate
228
PART VIII
229
Cockbilling Yards
230
Keeping the Copper clean
230
Furling from a Bowline
230
High and Low Bunts
233
Placing belayingcleats in Tops
234
Making Swabs 431 Junk
235
Gaskets
236
Scraping and Greasing Mats
237
Man Ropesside
238
Hawsehole Windsail
239
Makingfast a Warp to a Vessel
240
Scrubbing a Boats bottom on leaving Harbor
241
Miscellaneous Notes on Working Boats
242
Duties of Boats Crews
243
Boats under Sail
244
Crossing a Bar with Surfin Boats
245
Hauling up Boats
246
Inspection of Rigging Morning and Evening
247
Inspection of Boats at Sea
248
Precaution in Reeving Runningrigging
249
Precaution in Blacking Rigging
250
Futtock Shrouds
251
What length is necessary to form a Clinch
255
PART IX
261
A Derrick
269
PART XI
288
44
288
A Table showing the strength of hempcables their weight
294
Rember
297
A Table showing the length of 1st warp of Standing Rigging
303
68
309
112
324
A Table showing the quantity of canvass rope c allowed
336
A Table showing the length and size of standing and running
342
A Table showing the size and description of the different
366
A Table showing the projective distances from the spardeck
384
Recipe for blacking Ships standingrigging
389
cloths No
390

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