Seamanship: Comp. from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous Original and Select Designs, for the Use of the United States Naval Academy,For the use of the midshipmen at the Naval Academy -- Preface. |
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Common terms and phrases
abaft anchor angle bending bight boat bolt boom bowsprit brace burton cable canvas capstan centre chain clew clewlines cringle dead-eye deck derrick double block eye-bolt fathoms fitted fore fore-and-aft forward girtlines grommet gunwale guys half-hitch halliards hauling hawser head heave heel hemp hitch hoisting hole hook inches iron jack-stay jiggers knot laniard lashing lead length lower block lower cap lower yard luff mast mast-head nettles oars parcelled and served passed pendant pendant-tackle Plate port purchase quarter ratline reef reeve RIGGING SHIP rope round round seizing rove RUNNING RIGGING sail secured seizing sennit shackle shank sheave sheer sheet shrouds side single block slings spar splice spun-yarn square starboard stay staysail stopper stout stowed strain strands strap studding-sail tackle taut thimble toggle top-gallant topmast topsail tressle-trees trysail turns unlay upper vessel weight whip wormed yard-arm yarns
Popular passages
Page 361 - ... so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles.
Page 361 - ... from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Page 359 - The friction must be continued under the blanket or over the dry clothing. Promote the warmth of the body by the application of hot flannels, bottles, or bladders of hot water, heated bricks, &c., to the pit of the stomach, the arm-pits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet.
Page 351 - ... to the sea, which is the chief object in view. 4. Bring the principal weights in the boat towards the end that is to seaward, but not to the extreme end.
Page 357 - The points to be aimed at are — first and immediately, the restoration of breathing; and secondly, after breathing is restored, the promotion of warmth and circulation. The efforts to restore...
Page 357 - On rescuing a person by diving to the bottom the hair of the head should be seized by one hand only and the other used in conjunction with the feet in raising yourself and the drowning person to the surface. 8. If in the sea, it may sometimes be a great error to try to get to land. If there be a strong "outset-ting...
Page 506 - Whether clear or cloudy, a rosy sky at sunset presages fine weather ; a red sky in the morning bad weather, or much wind (perhaps rain) ; a grey sky in the morning, fine weather ; a high dawn, wind ; a low dawn, fair weather.
Page 356 - After a person has sunk to the bottom, if the water be smooth, the exact position where the body lies may be known by the air bubbles, which will occasionally rise to the surface, allowance being of course made for the motion of the water, if in a...
Page 362 - Fairways, shall exhibit, where it can best be seen, but at a Height not exceeding Twenty Feet above the Hull, a White Light in a globular Lantern of Eight Inches in Diameter, and so constructed as to show a clear uniform and unbroken Light visible all round the Horizon, and at a distance of at least One Mile.
Page 349 - If more speed can be given to a boat than is sufficient to prevent her being carried back by a surf, her way may be checked on its approach, which will give her an easier passage over it.