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 95
shoulder which projects from, and is a part of, the topmastfunnel. With hemp rigging, bolsters were of soft woodcovered with canvas. How are lower mast heads protected from the chafe of thelower rigging? Composition plates are fitted on each corner of the masthead. What are the jack cross-trees or… … JACK AND FUNNEL. What is the bed of a bowsprit ? That part of the stem and apron upon which the bow-sprit rests. In wooden ships it is lined with lead to pre-vent water from getting in. What are the shoulders of the jib and flying jib-boom ? The part that the band for the rigging, fits over. What…
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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