Works, Volume 98Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 91
... Anchor . At II A.M. the weather turnd some Moderater and we hove in to half a Cable on the small Bower and to a Cable on the Best Bower . At Noon we hove up the Streem Anchor the Buoy being gone- and losed the Mainsail to air which was ...
... Anchor . At II A.M. the weather turnd some Moderater and we hove in to half a Cable on the small Bower and to a Cable on the Best Bower . At Noon we hove up the Streem Anchor the Buoy being gone- and losed the Mainsail to air which was ...
Page 259
... anchor , a third bower , was usually stowed on the starboard side just aft of the best bower , and was regarded as the immediate reserve , ready to be let go should either of ... anchor cable and lashed to it with 259 17-2 A The Anchors page.
... anchor , a third bower , was usually stowed on the starboard side just aft of the best bower , and was regarded as the immediate reserve , ready to be let go should either of ... anchor cable and lashed to it with 259 17-2 A The Anchors page.
Page 260
... anchor cable into the stowage in the fore hatch , and the messenger , under tension , to go aft round the capstan and forward again . The messenger can thus be considered . as an endless moving belt , to one part of which the anchor ...
... anchor cable into the stowage in the fore hatch , and the messenger , under tension , to go aft round the capstan and forward again . The messenger can thus be considered . as an endless moving belt , to one part of which the anchor ...
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