U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, Nide 6U.S. Naval Institute, 1880 |
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Sivu 43
... sails , after others of our own boats and a large cutter with lug sail from the English flag ship had failed in the attempt . When hard work was to be done we looked to the sliding gunters to do it ; and I do not think they were ever ...
... sails , after others of our own boats and a large cutter with lug sail from the English flag ship had failed in the attempt . When hard work was to be done we looked to the sliding gunters to do it ; and I do not think they were ever ...
Sivu 44
... sails to suit his boats . So far as the choice of rigs is concerned , I have yet to see anything superior to the sliding gunter , as fitted here , for the ordinary whale boat or cutter . I know of no objection to it except that when ...
... sails to suit his boats . So far as the choice of rigs is concerned , I have yet to see anything superior to the sliding gunter , as fitted here , for the ordinary whale boat or cutter . I know of no objection to it except that when ...
Sivu 45
... sailing , sail it must , wind or no wind , for it is almost impossible to drive such a weight through the water with oars . The masts of all boats should be cut the neat length from the after to the forward thwart : they may then be ...
... sailing , sail it must , wind or no wind , for it is almost impossible to drive such a weight through the water with oars . The masts of all boats should be cut the neat length from the after to the forward thwart : they may then be ...
Sivu 46
... sails should have dipping lugs in cutters , while launches should have dipping lug foresail and standing lug ... sail ; and in connection with this boat I may say it is at present neither a dinghey nor a cutter . I think it would ...
... sails should have dipping lugs in cutters , while launches should have dipping lug foresail and standing lug ... sail ; and in connection with this boat I may say it is at present neither a dinghey nor a cutter . I think it would ...
Sivu 47
... sails etc. The wind may have been fair at starting and we made sail and all went well . But after a while the wind came ahead with a little sea . Now we have a difficult task to perform , viz . , to unstep the mast , unbend the sails ...
... sails etc. The wind may have been fair at starting and we made sail and all went well . But after a while the wind came ahead with a little sea . Now we have a difficult task to perform , viz . , to unstep the mast , unbend the sails ...
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