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" PEAKE'S boats the tubes are fitted with self-acting valves, which open downwards only, so that they will allow any water shipped to pass downwards, whilst none bevond a trifling leakage can pass upwards through thorn. "
A yacht voyage round England - Page 171
by William Henry Giles Kingston - 1879 - 334 pages
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The Life-boat, Or, Journal of the National Life-Boat ..., Volume 2, Issue 1

1853 - 688 pages
...to them, are fitted, which can be withdrawn on water being shipped. In Mr. PEAKE'S boats the tubes are fitted with self-acting valves, which open downwards...so that they will allow any water shipped to pass downwards, whilst none bevond a trifling leakage can pass upwards through thorn. It will be at once...
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Journal of the Society of Arts, Volume 5

1857 - 696 pages
...them, are fitted, which can be •withdrawn on water being shipped. In Mr. Peake's boats the tubes are fitted with self-acting valves, which open downwards only, so that they will allow any water «hipped to pass downwards, whilst none beyond a trifling leakage can pass upwards through them. It...
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The British Friend, Volume 16

1858 - 652 pages
...handles to them, are fitted, which can be withdrawn »n water being shipped. In Our Lifeboat the tubes are fitted with selfacting valves, which open downwards...so that they will allow any water shipped to pass downwards, whilst none beyond a trifling leakage can pass upwards through them. It will be at once...
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History of the Life-boat, and Its Work

Richard Lewis - 1874 - 374 pages
...handles to them, are fitted, to be withdrawn on water being shipped. In the self-righting boats the tubes are fitted with self-acting valves, which open downwards...so that they will allow any water shipped to pass downwards, whilst none beyond a trifling leakage can pass upwards through them. This valve is a simple...
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The national encyclopędia. Libr. ed, Volume 8

National cyclopaedia - 1879 - 668 pages
...or by a boat being suddenly thrown on her Wain MI.!381 LIFE-BOAT. SS4 Tliis is accomplished bv tubes fitted with self-acting valves, which open downwards...so that they will allow any water shipped to pass out ; whil>t none besiiles a trifling leakage can pass upwards through them. The greater the quantity...
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The English Illustrated Magazine, Volume 3

1886 - 848 pages
...without suffering any leakage into the air-chambers under the deck. In the selfrighting boats these tubes are fitted with self-acting valves which open downwards...so that they will allow any water shipped to pass downwards, while none beyond a trifling leakage can pass upwards through them. These boats are first...
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