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 371
incipal partsof a capstan ? The spindle, barrel, drum-head, pigeon-holes, pawls andpawl rim. What is the spindle ?The shaft on which the cap-stan revolves. What is the barrel ?The round, perpendicularpart which forms the body.What is the drum-head ?The circular part on top ofthe barrel.What are the… … Steam Capstan. YOUNG SAILORS ASSISTANT. 3 -j5 Wliat is a pawl rim ? The cast-iron rim secured to the deck around the bottomof the capstan, having notches, in which the lower ends ofthe pawls fall when the capstan is being hove around. Bythis arrangement they prevent a backward movement of…
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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