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Number. Page. 1. To knot a Rope-Yarn, 21 2. To make a Fox, 21 3. To make a Spanish Fox, 21 4. To make a Knittle, 22 5. Overhanded Knot, 22 6. Figure of Eight-Knot, 22 7. Two Half-Hitches, 22 8. Reef or Square Knot, 22 9. A Bowline Knot, 22 10. Bowline on the Bight, 23 11. A Ru...
Number. Page. 1. To knot a Rope-Yarn, 21 2. To make a Fox, 21 3. To make a Spanish Fox, 21 4. To make a Knittle, 22 5. Overhanded Knot, 22 6. Figure of Eight-Knot, 22 7. Two Hal...
2. PART II.85. Launching a Ship, 43 86. Cutting out Standing Rigging, 44 87. Cutting out Topmast and Top-gallant Rigging, 45 88. Cutting out Breast and Standing Back-stays, 45 89. Cutting...
3. PART III.209. Fore Bowlines, 119 210. Fore Topsail Clewlines, 119 211. Topsail Buntlines, 120 212. Fore-Top Bowlines, 120 213. Main Buntlines, 120 214. Fore Buntlines, 121 215. Main Bowl...
4. PART IV.271. Getting under-weigh, 154 272. When the Messenger Strands, or is likely to part, 155 273. To get under-weigh, and stand before the Wind, 156 274. To get under-weigh and back...
5. PART V.305. Precautions for Scudding, 171 306. Scudding--a Ship Broaches-to, 172 307. Scudding--brought by the Lee, 172 308. Heaving-to, 173 309. Taking in a Lower Studding-sail--blowi...
6. PART VI.335. To turn Reefs out of the Topsails and Courses, 185 336. The Rudder is carried away--to fit another, 185 337. A Ship on fire at Sea, 186 338. A Ship on her beam ends, 187 33...
7. PART VII.391. On Squaring Yards, 213 392. Up Topgallant Masts and Yards--the Mast being on deck, 214 393. Down Topgallant Masts and Yards, 215 394. Crossing Topgallant and Royal Yards, a...
8. PART VIII.421. Stowing Hammocks, 229 422. Cockbilling Yards, 230 423. Dressing Ship with Flags, 230 424. Keeping the Copper clean, 231 425. Furling from a Bowline, 232 426. High and Low B...
9. PART IX.10. PART XI.492. A table showing the weight of Cables and Anchors, used in ships and vessels of war, in the U. S. Navy, 290 493. A table showing the weight of Guns and Carriages, 291 494. A...
11. PART I.Take the two ends of the yarns, and split them open about two inches from the end; and if to make a smooth knot, you may scrape down a little with a knife, so as to make the end...
12. PART II.Get an anchor on each bow; get the cables on board and bend them to the anchors; range and bitt the cables; bend the buoy ropes, and see everything clear for letting go the anch...
13. PART III.The fore bowlines have an eye in one end, to go over the toggle, and are rove through a single block, seized into a single strap, and secured to the fore-stay collar with a seiz...
14. PART IV.See that the hawse is clear; overhaul a range of the weather cable--get up nippers--pass the messenger--knock up the stanchions--ship the gratings--ship, and swifter-in the caps...
15. PART V.When scudding in a heavy gale of wind, care should be taken that sufficient of lofty sail be carried on the vessel, to keep her freely and fairly _before_ the sea. A ship will s...
16. PART VI.Haul taut the reef-pendants, and set taut the lower lifts; ease off the bowlines; ease a little of the tacks and sheets of the courses, and settle a few feet of the topsail hall...
17. PART VII.Simple as may seem the process of squaring yards, it is nevertheless a piece of duty which requires considerable precision, and this precision can never be obtained without a kn...
18. PART VIII.Nothing adds more to the smart and favorable appearance of a vessel of war than a neat stowage of hammocks. The superintendants of this necessary duty are often at fault, forget...
19. PART IX.The ship should be stripped to lower-masts and lower-rigging, cleared of everything excepting the spars and running-gear, which will be required for lashings; top and gear-tackl...
20. PART X._Aboard._ In the ship; as the cargo is aboard. A ship is said to fall aboard when she runs foul of another. To get aboard the main-tack is to bring the clew of the mainsail down...
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