The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . has reached well up theways the wedges are simultaneously driven onevery side, and the ship is raised from the blockson which she has hitherto rested, and made torepose entirely on the cradle. The shores areall removed except the two spurs or dog-shoresnear the stem, and when the proper momenthas arrived these are also knocked away by fall-ing weights, the rope holding up which is cutwhen all is ready. The vessel, now abandonedto her weight,
The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world . has reached well up theways the wedges are simultaneously driven onevery side, and the ship is raised from the blockson which she has hitherto rested, and made torepose entirely on the cradle. The shores areall removed except the two spurs or dog-shoresnear the stem, and when the proper momenthas arrived these are also knocked away by fall-ing weights, the rope holding up which is cutwhen all is ready. The vessel, now abandonedto her weight, and encouraged by the yieldingof the grease, begins slowly falling along the in-clined plane; her motion becomes at each mo-ment more and more rapid until finally the no-ble fabric has abandoned its union with theland, and entered upon its destined element. Masts and Spars.— There are various rulesfor sparring ships, all founded upon their lengthand breadth, which are the main elements ofstability. It may be sufficient to name one sirn-ple rule for the length of the main mast, thisbeing the prime mover; deduct one twelfth from SAILIXG \-E?
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