10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPSTAN BAR»
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The water at this time was up to the Grating on The Poop, whence I leaped — the
first thing I grasped was a Capstan Bar ; from which, in company with seven more
, I got to the Davit * : — but, in less than an hour, I had the melancholy sight to ...
James Stanier Clarke, Stephen Jones, John Jones, 1799
The ease with which men can work at the capstan bar, to that of any other lever,
is so well known to seafaring people in particular, that, joined to so long a
purchase, bs an eight or ten feet capstan bar, it will not appear extraordinary that
men ...
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The Sailor's Word: A Complete Dictionary of Nautical Terms ...
An obsolete sea-punishment, in which the offender was sentenced to carry a
capstan-bar during a watch. CAPSTAN-BARS. Long pieces of wood of the best
ash or hickory, one end of which is thrust into the square holes in the drumhead,
like ...
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2008
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The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms
CAPSTAN-BAR PINS. Pins inserted through their ends to prevent their
unshipping. OAPSTAN-BARRING. An obsolete sea-punishment, in which the ofi'
ender was sentenced to carry a capstan-bar during a watch. CAPSTAN-BARS.
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2013
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The Persistence of Sail in the Age of Steam: Underwater ...
Thedrumhead has a circumference of approximately 4 feet, 6 inches. Accurate
measurement was not possible due to encrustation. The narrowest part of the
drum is 1 foot in diameter. The drumhead has four capstan bar holes 9 inches
apart.
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Typhoon and Other Tales
The deceased replied, 'If you come up here I have the capstan bar waiting for you
.' The prisoner then went on to the forecastle and was seen to raise the capstan
bar, with which he struck the deceased on the head. The blow knocked the man ...
Joseph Conrad, Cedric Watts, 2008
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The Best Test Preparation for the ASVAB, Armed Services ...
EXAMPLE Put this formula to work on a capstan problem. A single capstan bar is
gripped 5 feet from the center of a capstan head with a radius of one foot. A '/2-
ton anchor is to be lifted. How much effort does the sailor have to exert? First,
write ...
8
Introduction to the Design and Behavior of Bolted Joints, ...
To accomplish this with the system shown in Figure 9.8, we insert a steel rod or a
capstan bar in a hole in the stud's nut and use the capstan bar to run the nut
down against the top surface of the joint, using as much torque as we can
generate ...
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The Best Test Preparation for the ASVAB
A single capstan bar is gripped 5 feet from the center of a capstan head with a
radius of one foot. A V2-ton anchor is to be lifted. How much effort does the sailor
have to exert? First, write the formula down: E\ x L\ - EI x L.2 Here L\ = 5; £2 = 1 ...
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Jersey Genesis: The Story of the Mullica River
Forty years ago Sam VanSant was making more sailing ships than anybody else
around here." I told Charlie about the time I was over in Port Republic and a
couple of youngsters brought a capstan bar with the name, "Venus," still
discernible, ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPSTAN BAR»
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Tough times in Liberties but some see hope on the horizon
There is also Conor Linnane, the proprietor of Fallons 'The Capstan Bar' in The Coombe. The bar has been successful in pleasing both locals ... «Herald, Jun 15»
Johnny Hill
Leaving Nuneaton School at 14, he worked at a cardboard box factory then trained as a capstan bar lathe operator at the Coventry works of ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 13»
The 'Singing Bridge:' Then and now
The bridge was operated by inserting a capstan bar, or lever, and walking around a pinion, or toothed wheel. "When the bridge would turn, (my ... «Exeter News-Letter, Sep 12»
