A Manual for Naval Cadets

Gun Slides. Hoisting in and stowing Boom Boats. - Mr. Tin-
mouth's Experiments to ascertain the Properties of Spars.
Runners and Tackles. - Securing Lizards. Hooking on.-
Hook. Hoisting out. - Yard Tackle Pendants. -Top Burtons.
-Snatches. Mode of stowing Barge and Pinnace. - Stowing
Boom Boats in one-Advantages of

CHAP. XVII.

SAILS.

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Parts of Sails-Weight and Price of Canvas used.-Strengtheners.

- Eyelet Holes, Clues, and Foot Ropes. Cutting.- Courses.

Top Sails. Boom Main Sails. Size and Proportion of Sails for

different-sized Boats.-Different Modes of pointing Sails.-Table

of Yards and Size of Canvas required for certain Sails for Ships

of different Rates. — Table showing the Purposes for which the

Classes are suitable. - Table of Weight of Sails. Table of Time

required to complete certain Sails of certain Dimensions.-Table

of a Man's daily Work, and of Length, Number, and Weight of

Points in Sails of different Class Ships. Sail Tackle. Bending

Sails.Topsails. - Courses. - Spanker. - Head Sails. Jibs.-

Lacings. Top-gallant Sails and Royals. Boom Main-sails. -

Try-sails.-Studding Sails.—Making Sail.-Furling Sails

CHAP. XVIII.

ACTION OF WIND UPON SAILS.

Area and Centre of Effort.-Axis of Rotation.- Natural and direct

Resistance. Their Effect on a Ship's Progress. - Advantage of

flat and Disadvantage of curved Surfaces.-Power of Sails illus-

trated from the Lever. - Carrying a good Helm. - Tacking and

Wearing

Measures of Time.-The Pendulum.-Compensation Balance.—Table

of Length of Pendulum vibrating Seconds in different Latitudes.

- Tables of British Weights and Measures. - Miscellaneous

Weights and Measures. Relative Value of British and French

Weights and Measures.-French Decimal System.-Relative Value

of British and Foreign Measures of Length.-Relative Value of

British and Foreign Commercial Weights. Lead Lines. - Log

Lines.-Measuring Distance by Sound

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CHAP. XX.

ORGANISATION.

Berthing.-Hammocks and Bags.-Clothing.-Watch Quarter and

Station Bill.-Form of Watch Bill.-Conduct Book.-Form for

Routine and Executive's Order Book.-Mustering by Divisions.-

Meals. Cleaning Decks.-Wet and Dry Stoning.-Spitting Kids.

-Collingwood's System of Arrangement.-Head Shoots.-Con-

stant Attention to be paid to Ventilation.-Observance of the

Lord's Day
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CHAP. XXI.

PREPARING FOR SEA.

Loadstone.-Compasses.-Cause of Variation of the Needle.-Mr.

Barlow's Correcting Plate.-Steering Gear.-Tillers and Yokes.-

Twiddling Lines.-Paint Work.-Life Buoys.-Night Signals.-

Rules for Passing Ships.-Line of Battle.-Order of Sailing.-

Line of Bearing.-Close and Open Order.-Inspection of Ships.—

The Things to be attended to.- Loosing Sails
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CHAP. XXII.

HANDLING BOATS.

Steam Boats and Tackles.-Carrying Stores.-Store Warrants.-

Carrying Sail.-Precautions before Shoving Off. -Passing to Lee-

ward of a Vessel.-Sternway.-Small Helm.-Blowing off Land.

-Boarding.-Swinging at Ebb.-Management of Boats in Broken

Water.- General Rules for Rowing to Seaward.-Broaching-to.-

Drognes.-Rules for attempting to Land through a heavy Surf.—

Getting a Boat up on a Beach.-Dangers to be apprehended on

Boarding a Stranded Vessel.-Taking Boats in Tow.-Saluting.—

Watering.-Warping.-General Duties.-Lowering and Hoisting.

-Hooking on for Hoisting.-Fitting Quarter Davits

CHAP. XXIII.

ANCHORING.

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Anchoring on Signals.-Mooring.-Position of the Anchors, and
Direction of Wind necessary to be considered in Mooring.-Taut
Moor.-Mooring in a Tide Way.-Foul Hawse.-Clearing Hawse.-
Mooring Swivel.-Putting on the Swivel after Mooring.-Securing
Cables.-The Fastenings.-Unmooring.-Foul Anchor.-Anchor-