Brady, William N., d. 1887 · New York, Taylor and Clement · leaf 90
in this way, theblocks having one more sheave, only that you com-mence to reeve your fall in the middle sheave first,instead of one of the side ones which brings a crossin the fall, the reason of it being rove this way isthat the heaviest strain comes first on the fall part,and if it was rove in… … YOUNG SAILORS ASSISTANT. 65 88. Names of Ropes. The names of the different kinds of rope, are de-signated as follows, hawser laid and cabled laid ropeis all the same thing, it is composed of nine strands,each strand having an equal number of yarns. Thesenine strands are laid into three, by twisting…
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