Small-boat sailing; an explanation of the management of small yachts, half-decked and open sailing-boats of various rigs; sailing on sea and on river; cruising, etc (1902)
Knight, Edward Frederick, 1852- [from old catalog] · New York, E. P. Dutton & co. · leaf 54
Fig. 33. Fig. 34. Fig. 35. … Fig. 36. The Gun-Tackle Purchase (Fig. 35) has twosingle blocks with the standing part of the ropemade fast to the upper block. A pull of one poundon the hauling part exerts a force of three poundsat the upper block. This purchase can be employedfor bowsprit shrouds, main tack tricing line, etc. A…
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