# The Seaman's Friend Containing a treatise on practical seamanship, with plates, a dictionary of sea terms, customs and usages of the merchant service

Author: Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882

Genre: Category: How To ...

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40958

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## Summary

Construction of vessels, 13. Tonnage and carriage of merchant vessels, 14. Proportions of spars, 14. Placing the masts, 16. Size of anchors and cables, 16. Lead-lines, 17. Log-line, 17. Ballast and lading, 18.

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER XVI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/39/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/32/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/34/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/38/index.md)
- [PART III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/37/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/40/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/15/index.md)
- [PART I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/36/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/35/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/31/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/33/index.md)
- [PART II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/2/index.md)
- [PART III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-seaman-s-friend-containing-a-treatise-on-practical-seamansh-a0422ad8/chapters/28/index.md)