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 181
arge enough totake a small hawser. Strapping Blocks. How is the size of a strap determined ? By the purpose for which the block is to beused. The general rule is that the circumfer-ence of the strap should be one-third the lengthof the block. Wliat should be done with the rope before mak-ing a… … YOUNG SAILORS ASSISTANT. 155 Through the eye of the hook, around the thimble, thenfit the strap to the block, and splice the ends. WJiere should the seizing of the strap be put on ? Between the thimble and the top of the block. WJiere does the splice go ? At the breech of the block. How are straps…
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