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 9
... side , and avoid the obstacle , and get home in time for supper . In short , in the opinion of the writer , it is only for outside use , and for a larger class of vessels than this book will treat of , that the keel boat is needed . To ...
... side , and avoid the obstacle , and get home in time for supper . In short , in the opinion of the writer , it is only for outside use , and for a larger class of vessels than this book will treat of , that the keel boat is needed . To ...
Side 10
... sides of which are fitted little sheaves ( i.e. , wheels ) , by means of which , and the use of a small - sized rope , called signal - halliards , the flag , or private signal of the boat , is hoisted to the topmast's head , and ...
... sides of which are fitted little sheaves ( i.e. , wheels ) , by means of which , and the use of a small - sized rope , called signal - halliards , the flag , or private signal of the boat , is hoisted to the topmast's head , and ...
Side 12
... side , long enough , when the sail is lowered , to be fastened around the main- boom , and thus tie down the sail , making it smaller for rough weather , which is called " reefing . " On the outer - leach , at the end of these rows of ...
... side , long enough , when the sail is lowered , to be fastened around the main- boom , and thus tie down the sail , making it smaller for rough weather , which is called " reefing . " On the outer - leach , at the end of these rows of ...
Side 13
... side of the boat , when running before the wind , to " top it up , " so as to keep it out of the water when the boat rolls . It is set up by means of a small pulley , the end of the rope coming inboard through a sheave in the boom , or ...
... side of the boat , when running before the wind , to " top it up , " so as to keep it out of the water when the boat rolls . It is set up by means of a small pulley , the end of the rope coming inboard through a sheave in the boom , or ...
Side 14
... side of the mast , and the peak - halliards , on the starboard side of the mast . N.B. The term starboard is applied to any thing ap- pertaining to the right - hand side of a boat , with the observer looking towards the bow . The term ...
... side of the mast , and the peak - halliards , on the starboard side of the mast . N.B. The term starboard is applied to any thing ap- pertaining to the right - hand side of a boat , with the observer looking towards the bow . The term ...
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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...