A Dictionary of Sea Terms (1919)Read Books Ltd, 16 Apr 2013 - 340 halaman This vintage book is an exhaustive and profusely illustrated dictionary of nineteenth- and eighteen-century nautical terminology. “A Dictionary of Sea Terms” will appeal to those with an interest in sailing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Many old books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on sailing. |
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... forward as the middle of the ship; the foremost lower corner, called the tack, being secured to a ringbolt in the deck, and the aftmost, or sheet, to another in the taffrail. At present there are few vessels of this description ...
... forward as the middle of the ship; the foremost lower corner, called the tack, being secured to a ringbolt in the deck, and the aftmost, or sheet, to another in the taffrail. At present there are few vessels of this description ...
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... forward of the shrouds, it may be laid forward by the bowsprit. Lug sail boom.—The lower yard of a balancelug is called tire boom. Jiggerboom.—The bumpkin which, in yawls, is often set out and fixed beyond the taffrail is sometimes ...
... forward of the shrouds, it may be laid forward by the bowsprit. Lug sail boom.—The lower yard of a balancelug is called tire boom. Jiggerboom.—The bumpkin which, in yawls, is often set out and fixed beyond the taffrail is sometimes ...
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... forward from the stem and taking the forestays and bobstays. Its office is to enable a vessel to carry an increased spread of canvas in the form of headsails, and to furnish a forward support to the topmast, though this latter object ...
... forward from the stem and taking the forestays and bobstays. Its office is to enable a vessel to carry an increased spread of canvas in the form of headsails, and to furnish a forward support to the topmast, though this latter object ...
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... forward and steady, for without some such tension the sails would be continuously shivering. Hence to be sailing with a taut bowline is to be closehauled (which see). To check the bowlines is to slacken them as the ship falls off from ...
... forward and steady, for without some such tension the sails would be continuously shivering. Hence to be sailing with a taut bowline is to be closehauled (which see). To check the bowlines is to slacken them as the ship falls off from ...
Halaman
... forward end, to take a foresail or the tack of a dipping lug. (See diagram under BOOM.) Certain yachts have a short thick bumpkin running out under, and partially supporting the bowsprit, as a jibboom is supported in a large vessel. The ...
... forward end, to take a foresail or the tack of a dipping lug. (See diagram under BOOM.) Certain yachts have a short thick bumpkin running out under, and partially supporting the bowsprit, as a jibboom is supported in a large vessel. The ...
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2/6 per post anchor barges barkentine beam belayed block boom bowsprit Brande and Cox Brown’s cable canvas carried chain clew closehauled cutter deck diagrams under FRAME employed fishing fitted flag fore foreandaft rigged foresail forestay forward futtock gaff gunwale halyards hauled head head sails helm hoisted hole iron keel keelson knot large vessels leech lower mainsail mast means mizzen Nautical oars open boat passing piece planks port Price racing reef reef band reef knot river rope round rowing rowlocks rudder running sailing boat schooner sheet ship ship’s shipbuilding shrouds side signal small craft Smyth sometimes called spar spinnaker splicing square rigged square sails standing starboard stay stem stern strakes studding sails tack tackle term Thames Thames skiffs tide tiller timber topmast topsail trysail usually weather wind windward word yacht yard yarn yawl