Practical Boat-sailing: A Concise and Simple Treatise on the Management of Small Boats and Yachts Under All ConditionsLee and Shepard, 1879 - 142 sider |
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Side 20
... position of its ballast , deeper into the water at the stern than at the bow . But every yacht is a law to itself ; and no rule will do for all . The position of the ballast has also much to do with the steering qualities , as well as ...
... position of its ballast , deeper into the water at the stern than at the bow . But every yacht is a law to itself ; and no rule will do for all . The position of the ballast has also much to do with the steering qualities , as well as ...
Side 22
... the painter of a tender through a ring - bolt securely for towing , and yet so as to be easily cast off ; fastening sinkers upon fish - lines , or the end of any rope in a position where it 22 Practical Boat - Sailing .
... the painter of a tender through a ring - bolt securely for towing , and yet so as to be easily cast off ; fastening sinkers upon fish - lines , or the end of any rope in a position where it 22 Practical Boat - Sailing .
Side 23
... position where it will bear strain . Flags may be bent on with this knot , al- though sailors have a signal - halliard knot , as they also have a peculiar bend for fastening a hawser to an anchor ; but no knot can be used in an emer ...
... position where it will bear strain . Flags may be bent on with this knot , al- though sailors have a signal - halliard knot , as they also have a peculiar bend for fastening a hawser to an anchor ; but no knot can be used in an emer ...
Side 31
... position between the yacht and the bottom , whether the vessel has dragged . For instance , if the lead - line should be left up and down , and the next time it was tested should be found resting on the bottom , toward the bow of the ...
... position between the yacht and the bottom , whether the vessel has dragged . For instance , if the lead - line should be left up and down , and the next time it was tested should be found resting on the bottom , toward the bow of the ...
Side 34
... position , and there is no wind . To do this , run out a light anchor to the spot you desire to reach , by means of a small tender ; cast it overboard ; and warp the yacht up to it : repeat this till the desired position is reached . A ...
... position , and there is no wind . To do this , run out a light anchor to the spot you desire to reach , by means of a small tender ; cast it overboard ; and warp the yacht up to it : repeat this till the desired position is reached . A ...
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Side 69 - In obeying and construing these rules due regard must be had to all dangers of navigation, and due regard must also be had to any special circumstances which may exist in any particular case rendering a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Side 65 - On the port side a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points ahead to two points abaft the beam on...
Side 65 - ... from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Side 66 - ... use : and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides.
Side 68 - If two ships under steam are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, the ship which has the other on her own starboard side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Side 67 - Vessels, such Lantern shall be exhibited in sufficient time to prevent Collision, so that the Green Light shall not be seen on the Port Side, nor the Red Light on the Starboard Side.
Side 66 - A vessel under one hundred and fifty feet in length when at anchor shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light, in a lantern so constructed as to show a clear, uniform, and unbroken light visible all around the horizon at a distance of at least one mile.
Side 69 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look.out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Side 66 - Whenever, as in the case of small vessels during bad weather, the green and red lights cannot be fixed, these lights shall be kept on deck, on their respective sides of the vessel, ready for instant exhibition...
Side 68 - When two sailing ships are crossing so as to involve risk of collision, then, if they have the wind on different sides, the ship with the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way...