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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRING LINE»
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1
Seamanship: Fundamentals for the Deck Officer
Where there is a considerable rise and fall of tide, breast lines are undesirable
due to their short scope and consequent need for constant attention and
readjustment. A spring line leads obliquely to the pier and controls the fore-and-
aft position ...
David O. Dodge, Stephen E. Kyriss, 1981
2
Dictionary of Naval Terms
For example, going ahead while a spring line is attached to a vessel near the
starboard bow will cause the vessel's stern to swing to port. See abo: spring line;
spring velocity spring lay • Rope in which each strand consists partly of wire and
...
Deborah W. Cutler, Thomas J. Cutler, 2005
3
Chapman Piloting & Seamanship
Holding with One Spring Line The use of a spring line works well for temporarily
holding a boat on the lee side of a pier or wharf. Assume that you intend to run up
along the leeward side of a wharf and remain there for a short time while you ...
4
Chapman Piloting and Seamanship
Holding with One Spring Line The use of a spring line works well for temporarily
holding a boat on the lee side of a pier or wharf. Assume that you intend to run up
along the leeward side of a wharf and remain there for a short time while you ...
5
Royce's Sailing Illustrated
The spring line is a lever holding one end of a boat that provides a pivot around
which the other end is able to swing on or maneuver when leaving an awkward
or tight docking situation. It can help a sailboat warp in or warp out of a tight slip.
JOSEPH COMEAU SHORTHANDED DOCKING A. The correct block position for
a spring line A. Each boat is different, but when C. This block, when docking on a
short finger pier, is too far aft “" Evans docks Hawk, a spring line running through
...
Springing Alongside Faced with a tight space on a pier between boats, a spring
line from a cleat aft of the bow will slip you neatly into place as if by magic.
Approach at a steeper angle than usual for docking (about 45 degrees) with the
spring ...
BY JIM SIMS Use of a spring line in (looking or undocking is a neat trick, but isn't
it just another thing to add to the confusion alongside the pier or wharf? Quite the
contrary! With a spring you can make a cautious approach that eliminates ...
9
Geological Survey Professional Paper
... dashed where inferred. queried where doubtful Possible fault Lineament Shore
line of Lake Bonneville Hot spring LINE OF EQUAL APPARENT RESISTIVITY—
Line ohmmcters Data point Figure 7. — Continued. Fault-controlled Thermo Hot ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1983
The forward spring line runs from the aft end of the boat forward to a cleat on the
dock. The aft spring line runs the other way, from the bow aft (see illustration p.
157). When maneuvering away from a berth, use the aft spring line to turn the
boat.
