Naval Text-book: Letters to the Midshipmen of the United States Navy on Masting, Rigging, and Managing Vessels of War |
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1st Boarder 2d Cap abaft aloft anchor backstays bend boat boom bowlines bowsprit boys braces brails buntlines cable capstan Capt Captain carronade clew clewgarnet clewlines crew cross-trees dead-eyes deck Downhaul fitted fore and main FORE TOP Forecastle forward FRIGATE furling gaff girtlines halyards Haul taut hawser head yards heave heel helm hoist hook Idlers jib-boom landsm lanyards larboard lashed Let go lifts Loader lower yards mainsail martingale mast head mizzen outhaul overhaul passed pendant pieces of timber Pikeman port purchase quarter reef reeve rope rove sail sea'n seamen secured seized shears sheave ship shrouds side skysail slings sloops of war spanker spar spliced Sponger spring stay starboard stationed staysail stoppers stowed strap studding-sail sway tack tackle thimble topgallant topmast rigging topsail topsail sheets trestle-trees trusses trysail vessel weather wind yard-arm