A naval expositor : $b shewing and explaining the words and terms of art belonging to the parts, qualities, and proportions of building, rigging, furnishing, & fitting a ship for seaBlanckley, Thomas Riley
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A naval expositor : $b shewing and explaining the words and terms of art belonging to the parts, qualities, and proportions of building, rigging, furnishing, & fitting a ship for sea
Blanckley, Thomas Riley
Naval art and science -- Dictionaries
Are two perpendicular Pieces of Timber in the Fore-part of the Ship,
bolted to the Gun-Deck and Orlop Beams, their lower Ends stepping in
the Footwaaling, the Heads of which are braced with a Cross-piece, and
when several turns of the Cable are taken over them, is for securing
the Ship at an Anchor; there are generally two Pair of them; besides
there are others upon the Upper Deck, which are fixed by the Main and
Foremast, and called the Topsail Sheat and Jeer Bitts.
Blacking
Is in small Barrels, and used by the Boatswains for making the Yards
Black.
Blocks
Are fitted with Shivers and Pins for Running Rigging to go through,
and of the different Natures following.
Blocks Double
Has two Shives, and are used for Jeers, Topsail-Runners, Main
Bowlines, Mizon Sheats, and Winding Tackle Falls.
Double Ironbound
The Toptackle Falls for all Ships are reeved through them, the upper
ones hook into a Thimble at the End of the Toprope Pendant; and the
lower ones has a Swivel in the Iron binding, and hooks either to an
Eye or Ring-bolt upon Deck; and so are those for the Catt Falls for
Ships from 70 Guns downwards, but with a large Hook, which takes the
Shank of the Anchor.
Longtackle
Has one large and one small Shive, one above another, and are used for
all single Tackles.
Single
Has only one Shive.
Clewgarnet & Clewline
Are made with a Shoulder, and Holes bored through the same, for the
Strap to go through, in order for Lashing the former about the Yards.
Racks
Are lashed to each Side of the Gammoning in the Head, and has
several Shives one above another, through which the Spritsail-lifts,
Buntlines, Clewlines, and Sprit Topsail Sheats go.
Sheat
Spritsail
Are turn'd, and has Holes for the Pendants (which serve as a Strap)
to go through.
Topsail
Are made with Shoulders, and lashed to the Low Yard Arms, in order
to hall Home the Topsail Sheats.
Snatch
Has a Hole bored at the Tapering-end, and a Notch cut in the upper
Part, for a Bite of a Rope to be put in.
Top
Are bound with Iron, and a Hook turned from the same to hang in the
Eye-bolt of the Cap; has a Brass Shive and an Iron Pin, through which
Block, the Pendant of the Toprope goes for getting up the Topmasts.
Voyal
The Shive has a Brass Coak let into it, which works on an Iron Pin,
by reason of the great Strain-hove by the Voyal (brought round the
Capston) when purchasing the Anchor.
Warping
Made in the same manner as the Snatch are, but lighter, with a long
Iron Pin, which serves the Man that warps off the Yarn from the
Winches, for a Handle to hold by.
Treble
Has three Shives, are used for Fore and Main Jeers for Ships from 100
to 80 Guns; for the Foretop Bowlines of all Rates; Mizon Jeers from
100 to 60 Guns, and Winding Tackle Falls from 100 to 40 Guns.
D^o. Ironbound
With a large Hook for the Catropes, and allowed to Ships from 100 to
80 Guns.
Bluffheaded
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