A Dictionary of Sea Terms: For the Use of Yachtsmen, Amateur Boatmen, and BeginnersGill, 1898 - 320 halaman |
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Halaman 8
... gaff - sail ) .- A reef band ( that is a band of canvas ) sewed diagonally across the sail from the highest reef cringle of the after leech to the throat earing . It allows the sail to be so reefed that either the peak or the lower half ...
... gaff - sail ) .- A reef band ( that is a band of canvas ) sewed diagonally across the sail from the highest reef cringle of the after leech to the throat earing . It allows the sail to be so reefed that either the peak or the lower half ...
Halaman 17
... gaff , the anchor to its cable , etc. 2. To bend ( in sailing ) is to lie over under press of canvas . Bends or wales , in ship building , are the thickest planks in the sides of a wooden ship , giving to it its chief strength . They ...
... gaff , the anchor to its cable , etc. 2. To bend ( in sailing ) is to lie over under press of canvas . Bends or wales , in ship building , are the thickest planks in the sides of a wooden ship , giving to it its chief strength . They ...
Halaman 18
... gaff sail , and , as headsail , a large jib . It is a pretty rig , and fast ; but cannot compare in either with the schooner . The origin of the rig may be found in those three- masted schooners built at Bermuda during the war of 1814 ...
... gaff sail , and , as headsail , a large jib . It is a pretty rig , and fast ; but cannot compare in either with the schooner . The origin of the rig may be found in those three- masted schooners built at Bermuda during the war of 1814 ...
Halaman 22
... gaff for the flag - halyard . Snatch block . A block of one sheave into which the bight of a rope can be slipped . This is useful when the end of a rope cannot be got at . Tail block . - A block with rope strop , the ends of which are ...
... gaff for the flag - halyard . Snatch block . A block of one sheave into which the bight of a rope can be slipped . This is useful when the end of a rope cannot be got at . Tail block . - A block with rope strop , the ends of which are ...
Halaman 23
... gaff ( old naval term ) . To inform against any person or persons . To let out some secret . Blue . - Blue peter . — The flag denoting the departure of a vessel , hoisted at the fore part of the rigging , either on the bowsprit , fore ...
... gaff ( old naval term ) . To inform against any person or persons . To let out some secret . Blue . - Blue peter . — The flag denoting the departure of a vessel , hoisted at the fore part of the rigging , either on the bowsprit , fore ...
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Amateurs anchor barges beam belayed block bolt boom bowsprit Brande and Cox cable canvas carried chain clew cloth gilt cringles cutter deck diagrams under FRAME Edition fishing flag fore fore-and-aft rigged foresail forestay futtock gaff gunwale halyards hauled head head sails helm hoisted hole Illustrated iron keel keelson knot large vessels leech lower mainsail mast means mizzen oars open boat passing peak piece planks port racing reef reef band reef knot river rope round rowing rowlocks rudder running sailing boat schooner sheet ship ship's shipbuilding shore shrouds side signal small craft Smyth sometimes called spar spinnaker sprit square rigged square sails standing starboard stay stay-sail stem stern strakes studding sails tack tackle term Thames Thames skiffs tide tiller timber topmast topsail usually weather wind windward word yacht yard yarn yawl