 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 442 síður
...weather-bow. She falls off but little, and foon comes up again. Thus a ihip lying to ie not like a mere lop, but has a certain motion which keeps her under command. To get under weigh again, we mull watch the time of falling off; and when this is juft about to finiili, brace about bnjkly, and... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 758 síður
...we.»8hcr-bow. She Mis oft but lif.V:, an^ foon comes up again. Thus a (hip lyinp-|o is not like 3 mere !r,e, but has a certain motion which keeps her under, command. To get under weigh a^aui, we mult watch tl-t time of falling oft; ai.d when this is jurt about to tinifh, brace about... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 síður
...beating of the water on her weather-bow. She falls off but little, and foon comes up again. Thus a (hip lying to is not like a mere log, but has a certain...keeps her under command. To get under weigh again, we muft watch the time of falling cä"; and when this is juft about to liniih, brace about biiikiy, and... | |
 | 1816 - 762 síður
...the water on her weather-bow. She fails off but little, and foon comes up again. Thus a fhip lying-to is not like a mere log, but has a certain motion which...keeps her under command. To get under weigh again, we muft watch the time of falling off; and when tbis is jiifl about to liiiifh, brace about brifkly, and... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 746 síður
...falls off but little, and foon comes up again. •• 1 1 Thus a fhip lying-to is not like a mere-log, but has a certain motion which keeps her under command. To get under weigh again,', we mnft watch the time of falling off; and when this is jufl about to finifh, brace about brifkly, and... | |
 | 1823 - 936 síður
...and she at last falls off by the heating of the water on b«r weather-bow. She falls off but liitlc, and soon comes up again. Thus a ship lying to is not...which was aback. To aid this operation, the jib and fore-top mast stay-sail may be hoisted, and the mizen brailcd up : or, when the intended course is... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 420 síður
...the water on her weatherbow. She falls off but little, and soon comes up again. Thus a ship lying-to is not like a mere log, but has a certain motion which keeps her utnt. command. To get under weigh again, we tru? watch the time of falling off; and when tin u just... | |
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Thus a ship lying to is not like a mere log, but has a certain motion which keeps her under command. To get under weigh again, we... 