Sports & Outdoors
epub, pdf |eng | 1896-03-25 | Author:Seaton, Albert Edward, 1848-1930

Fig. 84. —Proportions of a Common Valve. Let x be the outside lap of the valve at the front end, and y that at the back end. Then, H and ...
( Category: Engineering & Transportation March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1880-03-25 | Author:James E. Walton

ARROW SHOWS DIRECTION or WIND of all, and clearly shows the principle, for it is evident that if the vessel turned more towards the wind, the mainsail would shake, and ...
( Category: Crafts & Hobbies March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1888-03-25 | Author:Woodgate, Walter Bradford

with drink, taking up the room of good soh'd food ; but to go to the other extreme, and to spoil his appetite for want of an extra half-pint at ...
( Category: History March 25,2018 )
epub |eng | 1874-03-25 | Author:John Disturnell

r a^s Saut St6. Harie, Algoms District, Caiiailu, siiuuied on tlie oppunite eidu of t)ic rirer, is a Hcatten>il aettlenicnt, where In locatol an old post of the Hudeon Bay ...
( Category: History March 25,2018 )
epub |eng | 1882-03-25 | Author:Dixon Kemp

McudnJbosh ^cuJiaj7j(t.ftUeb BoJUtl SaJtbtn, WeH Fio. 180. ^FiCUl ^ecfe The parts of the sides of the macintosh which come from the flap deck aft have no battens, but have an ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1909-03-25 | Author:Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble), 1878-1944

HENRY VII. TO THE DEATH OF ELIZABETH mizzen.* Both mizzen-masts, having lateen sails, were without topmasts. From the bowsprit, as already described, there was a spritsail. This, as we saw ...
( Category: History March 25,2018 )
epub |eng | 1921-03-25 | Author:Knight, Austin Melvin, 1854-1927

her whole effort must be directed to getting across the bow of a as quickly as possible. On the other hand, a should reduce her speed, but should at the ...
( Category: Engineering & Transportation March 25,2018 )
epub |eng | | Author:Hayward, John Davey

progress past the lights of Rhyl was a slow one. We lighted the riding light and put it under the stern sheets, where we sat abreast with the sail cover ...
( Category: History March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1880-03-25 | Author:Dixon Kemp

Itehen Boats. 341 pared hy len^h and breadth of water-line, the sail areas are about equal to those of the Windermere yachts, bnt probably one of the latter wotdd be ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction March 25,2018 )
epub |eng | 1901-03-25 | Author:Day, Thomas Fleming, 1861-1927

ON REEFING HIS is a short chapter on a short subject, but one that is of interest to the green hand. Men often ask when it is time to reef? ...
( Category: Engineering & Transportation March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | | Author:Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941

not apt to be his own, and if the one who is really to blame had received proper training, it is not likely that the accident would have occurred at ...
( Category: Water Sports March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1901-03-25 | Author:Charles Drown Mower

HOW TO BUILD A MOTOR LAUNCH 21 Framing and PlanKing 'T^HE greatest difficulty to the amateur boat builder in ^ bending frames usually lies in the fact that he does ...
( Category: Crafts, Hobbies & Home March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1888-03-25 | Author:Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913

orchestral accompaniment upon our voyage that could be fully appreciated only in a Chinese theatre. In the pockets and the sloughs, we find thousands of yellow and white water-lilies, and ...
( Category: Music March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1879-03-25 | Author:Frazar, Douglas, 1836-1896

rate of speed. To execute this graceful ceremony it becomes necessary to post two hands at each of the signal-halliards, — one to haul down the color, the other to ...
( Category: Engineering & Transportation March 25,2018 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1882-03-25 | Author:Charles Cooper Penrose Fitz-Gerald

The mast, which steps somewhat abaft the centre of the boat, rakes foxwaid a great deal, it is very stout as it is unsupported by aaything except the halyards which ...
( Category: Sports & Outdoors March 25,2018 )