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| Traditional Chip Log | Slush Recipe | Otter Trawl | Galley | Six Part Falls | Fog buoy | Naming of masts | |
| Traditional Chip Log |
1 knot = 6080 feet = 1 mile = 1 minute of latitude.
USA: 1 knot = 6080.27 feet
Continental Europe: 1 knot = 6076.23 feet
England 1 knot = 6080 feet.
Statute mile = 5280 feet.
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The chip log, is a very accurate means of measuring speed. It is a splendid check on the performance of electronic log. When the chip log and line are properly marked, line wet in marking, and the sand glass has been compared with the chronometer , the whole business is simple and certain.
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The apparatus consists of the chip, and a socket and toggle (I use just a regular cloth pin and it work just fine!).
The toggle is held in the socket by friction and is release when a jerk is given the line on hauling in.
 The log-line is made of signal halyard stuff, 150 fathoms long. One end is secured to the chip and the other to a reel on which the line is wound. The line is marked at 15 fathoms from the chip end. This part of the line is called stray line.
From this mark the line is marked at every 47 feet 3 inches by a piece of fish line held between the strands of the log-line, the line being marked by a knot in the fish line for every division (47 feet 3 inches) from the mark. Thus at 94 feet 6 inches from the (15 fathoms mark) mark has two knots in it, etc. These divisions, called knots.
The Log-glass is a sand glass constructed to run 28 seconds.
To find the speed by the chip-log, hold the reel well up by its handles and unwind some of the stray line. Heave the chip overboard, allowing the line to run out freely. As the 15 fathoms mark, passes over the taffrail call out "turn" and invert the log-glass sharply. Just as the last particle of sand passes from the top to the bottom of the glass call out "mark" and seize the log-line which has been running out freely. The mark which is now at the taffrail indicates the speed of the vessel in knots. For instance if the cord having six knots is at the rail, the vessel is making six knots. |
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| Slush Recipe |
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30% of Pine Tar •
30% of Linseed Oil •
30% of GumTurpentine •
10 % of Japan Dryer •
(Add the Japan Dryer to your mixture right before applying otherwise it will evaporate and it will take forever to dry!)
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| Otter Trawl |
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When the fishing industry was in its infancy the main method used to catch fish was the 'beam trawl' towed by sailing smacks. This net had the mouth held open by a large wooden beam. Because the smacks were dependent on the wind for their towing power, the weight of this beam imposed limits on the size of the net that they could use. The breakthrough came in 1894 when the trawler Otter began using 'kites' instead of the beam. The name of the trawler soon became synonymous with the kites and they were universally known as 'Otter doors or boards'. The introduction of the Otter board meant that the weight of the trawl could be substantially reduced and larger nets could be employed.
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Six Part Falls
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From becket to:
F • C • D • A • E • B
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SIX PART FALLS
This method of reeving off a triple and triple tackle is as shown the stress comes on the center of the blocks. This reeving is worth the effort. Less friction means the rope lasts longer! The fall comes from the middle sheave of three sheeve upper block, so that the force of hauling does not tip the block.
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 The French claim they invented fries as they traditionally claim every creation of good food. Check out this web site for an overview, history and recipes for the best fries in the world!
Go on "michel" web site to find out: The secret recipe for Belgian fries! what kind of potatoes to use? What oil to use? Are fries fattening? Where in Belgium should I go to eat the perfect fries? About Belgian fries History! What is a "frietkot"? (His web site is only about" Belgian Fries" the site is superb, the only trouble is that after spending few monent on his site you become hungry for fries and bier!! (cannot wait for the next union meeting!)
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| Fog Buoy |
| The woorden body (C), was usually 3"X3" timber. Surface (A) provided lift and the towing wire was shackled on (B). The scoop (D) passing thought the water surface at about 8 knots made a fountain 3 to 4 feet high of spray, easily discernible. |
Fog buoy towed by ships in Second World War convoys.
 None of the merchant ships, and few of the escorts, were fitted with radar (Belgian,British,Dutch,vessels), so that it was impractical to proceed, though a fog buoy could avoid this. It was a gadget towed by a ship which sent a fountain of water into the air as they moved through the water. They were all very welln provided the fellow ahead, whose fog bouy you were following, had previously demonstrated skill in steering and station keeping. You could then be resonably certain that by keeping his fog buoy close to the starboard side of your bridge.
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| Naming of masts |
On the naming of masts:
Beware of any "authoritative" naming system. It never existed when these ships were sailing!
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When four masts were stepped the names included: fore, main, mizzen, and spanker. Five masts: fore, main, mizzen, jigger, spanker. Six masts: fore, main, mizzen, jigger, spanker, pusher. Seven masts: fore, main, mizzen, jigger, spanker, driver. However, on some five-masted schooners the masts were named: fore, main, middle, mizzen, jigger. Some six-masted schooners : fore, fore, main, main, mizzen, jigger. And on some seven-masted schooners: fore, main, mizzen, no4, no5, no6, spanker. The U.S. Navy identified a seven-masted schooner by: fore, main, mizzen, jigger, kicker, spanker, pusher.
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