| Henry Raper - 1840 - 700 pages
...he cries " By the deep nine." On some occasions, the leadsman describes the bottom as hard or soft. The only fractions of a fathom used are a half and a quarter ; thus, 7¿ fathoms are called " and a half seven ;" 7£ fathoms are called " a quarter less eight."... | |
| Henry Raper - 1870 - 974 pages
...he cries, " By the deep nine." On some occasions the leadsman describes the bottom as hard or soft. The only fractions of a fathom used are a half and a quarter; thus, 7J fathoms are called, "And a half seven;" 7| fathoms are called, " A quarter less eight." 400.... | |
| Henry Raper - 1882 - 952 pages
...he cries, " By the deep nine." On some occasions the leadsman describes the bottom as hard or soft. The only fractions of a fathom used are a half and a quarter ; thus, 7i fathoms are called, " And a half seven ;" 7| fathoms are called, " A quarter less eight."... | |
| John Bradley Harbord - 1883 - 472 pages
...lies between the fathoms marked the line has to be lifted out of the water and " dipped " down again. The only fractions of a fathom used are a half and a quarter — eg 7J fathoms is " and a half seven " ; 7 j is " a quarter less eight ". The hand lead-line is... | |
| Nathaniel Bowditch - 1888 - 704 pages
...15 fathoms from the lead, same as at 5 fathoms. The intermediate soundings are called " deeps ", and the only fractions of a fathom used are a half and a quarter. There are also various instruments for soundings which register the deptti as the lead descends, and... | |
| John Bradley Harbord - 1897 - 554 pages
...lies between the fathoms marked the line has to be lifted out of ,the water and "dipped" down again. The only fractions of a fathom used are a half and a quarter—eg 74 fathoms is " and a half seven " ; 7J is "a quarter less eight." The hand lead-line... | |
| Nathaniel Bowditch - 1906 - 670 pages
...which correspond with the depths marked are called mark*; the intermediate fathoms are called deep«; the only fractions of a fathom used are a half and a quarter. Л practice sometimes followed is to mark the hand-lead line in feet around the critical depths of... | |
| Nathaniel Bowditch - 1916 - 912 pages
...And so on. 2 fathoms from the lead, with 2 stripe of leather. 3 fathoms from the lead, with 3 stripe of leather. 5 fathoms from the lead, with a white...practice sometimes followed is to mark the hand-lead Une in feet around the critical depths of the vessel by which it is to be used. Lead lines should be... | |
| Charles Frederic Chapman - 1917 - 152 pages
...Line Lines are generally marked as follows: 2 fathoms from the lead, with 2 strips of leather. It. Fathoms which correspond with the depths marked are...called "deeps." The only fractions of a fathom used are the half and quarter. The length of lead lines should be checked up frequently while wet. The bottom... | |
| Nathaniel Bowditch - 1920 - 840 pages
...fathoms from the lead, with a red rag. 10 fathoms from the lead, with leather having a hole in it. IS fathoms from the lead, same as at 3 fathoms. 15 fathoms...measured frequently while wet and the correctness df the marking verified. The distance from the leadsman's hand to the water's edge should be ascertained... | |
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