The naval apprentics's kedge anchor, or, Young sailor's assistant ... appertaining to the practical evolutions of seamanship, rigging, knotting, splicing blocks, purchases, running rigging, and other miscellaneous matters applicable to ships of war and others ... (1841)
Brady, William N., d. 1887 · New York : Frye & Shaw · leaf 90
ove in this way, theblocks having one more sheave, only that you com-mence to reeve your full 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… … G. [^^JjeHUIifh-. 64 Is therunner,block, \ Con^throughone of J. again,end fa A block:mencinstccin th<that 1and itend(shellther 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…
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