Young sailor's assistant in practical seamanship including the rules of the road; directions for resuscitating the apparently drowned, etc., etc., together with the salutes ... naval signal flags, Very's lights, and the international code of signals (1893)
Taunt, Emory H · Washington · leaf 180
ed in leading suchropes as yard ropes, mast ropes, boat falls, etc., etc.What is a telegraph block ? A pyramid of blocks, with small brasssheaves; used for making telegraphic signals,there being a sheave for the halliards bent toeach separate flag used.What is a top block ? A heavy, single, iron… … J54 YOUNG SAILOR S ASSISTANT. What are span blocks ? Blocks seized into each bight of a strap that leads acrossa cap or mast-head, so as to hang down on either side. What is a tye block ? A large, single, iron-bound block on the slings of a top-sail yard, for topsail tyes to reeve through. With…
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