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... tacking , as we do ; they are too large and unwieldy for that purpose , and are occasionally dangerous if sudden gusts of wind catch them . ( 2 ) If a squall arises , the sheets are let go ; but it is not unusual for tables to be upset ...
... tacking , as we do ; they are too large and unwieldy for that purpose , and are occasionally dangerous if sudden gusts of wind catch them . ( 2 ) If a squall arises , the sheets are let go ; but it is not unusual for tables to be upset ...
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... tacks may be made . Boats with a narrow deck , or water - way within the gun- wales and around the interior , are called ' half - decked boats , ' the object of the water - way being , to render them safer under sail , when listing over ...
... tacks may be made . Boats with a narrow deck , or water - way within the gun- wales and around the interior , are called ' half - decked boats , ' the object of the water - way being , to render them safer under sail , when listing over ...
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... tack triced up . No form of rig is so much in favour among English yachtsmen , and for small vessels generally , as the cutter rig ; and none is better known and admired . Cutter yachts are more numerous , and have achieved more ...
... tack triced up . No form of rig is so much in favour among English yachtsmen , and for small vessels generally , as the cutter rig ; and none is better known and admired . Cutter yachts are more numerous , and have achieved more ...
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... tack must be hooked to a tackle in the bows , or at the stem . When a separate fore - sail is used , the tack of the lug must be hooked at or near the lower part of the mast , or it may traverse a hawse just in front of the mast . There ...
... tack must be hooked to a tackle in the bows , or at the stem . When a separate fore - sail is used , the tack of the lug must be hooked at or near the lower part of the mast , or it may traverse a hawse just in front of the mast . There ...
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... tacking and manoeuvring , to a shear - masted boat ; the sail may be turned in any direction with ease and precision ... tack of the piece which forms the fore - sail is secured in the bows of the boat , and this part is worked with fore ...
... tacking and manoeuvring , to a shear - masted boat ; the sail may be turned in any direction with ease and precision ... tack of the piece which forms the fore - sail is secured in the bows of the boat , and this part is worked with fore ...
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The Sailing Boat: A Description of English and Foreign Boats Henry Coleman Folkard Sin vista previa disponible - 2019 |
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