Practical Remarks and Observations on Building, Rigging, Arming, and Equipping His Majesty's Ships of War - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1832. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... examining Captains to cross-question why and wherefore is so and so done, and at such periods, and for what reason, &c. If the candidate can effectually answer six, eight, or ten of the following questions, he may be, I believe, considered sufficiently qualified for the duty at sea, &c, of a junior lieutenant. The candidate can never know what specific questions the captains may choose to select of the number. Questions in fit ting-out, Sfc. Rig a bowsprit and lower mast: what goes on first1? How do you turn in a stay or a shroud whether against or with the sun, and why % Send up a half top 1 reeve the lanyards of the rigging, and reeve the knot of the standing part of the lanyard, according to the established rule 1 Point a topmast through, send a lower cap up, and ship it on the mast head 1 Rig a top mast? get on board a lower yard, and swing it across the booms for rigging, from floating alongside? Rig a lower yard: rig a topsail yard: what goes on the yard arm first of each? Rig a top-gallant mast: rig a jib boom, spanker boom, and spritsail yard 1 proceed to stay the masts and set up lower rigging % Cross a topsail yard? Sway all on end? Reeve running rigging, and prepare to bend sails? Bend a course--a topsail--a jib? How do you know a main from a fore topsail; suppose of a dark night on deck before sending it up for bending? Questions when Jit for and at sea. Moor, or un-moor? Stow an anchor, make sail for casting, weigh, make all sail, tack under all plain sail, ware with the mainsail set, in mo-, derate weather? A squall coming on, what sail to be taken off first, by the wind? Reef topsails, take in the third reef, ditto close reef? Take in a topsail, haul up a course in a strong gale? Set a topsail in blowing weather or a course? Reef a course and set ...