Part 4

Barrecoes

Small Casks of Twenty one Inches long, bound with four Iron Hoops, were formerly allowed to Ships bound on Foreign Voyages for fetching Water.

Bars

Capston

Goes into the Drum-head, at which the Men heave when weighing an Anchor, or purchasing a great Weight.

Port

Each End goes through a Ring Bolt, and with Wedges, barrs in the Ports.

Baskets

Are made use of for carrying Officers Stores in, and several other Uses.

Bason

Is for Ships to lye in to be repaired, before or after taken out of the Dock.

Baulks

Small rough Firr Timber, used for Shoreing Ships when in the Dock, and other such like uses.

Beak Head

The foremost End of the Forecastle, fronting the Head, and limitting the Length of it, and is a becoming Part or Grace of a Ship.

Beak Irons

Are for turning square, round, and all Sorts of Hoops; and also used by Plumbers, as Anvils are by the Smiths.

Beams

Large Pieces of Timber cross the Ship, the Ends of which are lodged on the Clamps to support the Decks, and also keeps her out to her Breadth, and likewise to bear the Weight of her Ordnance.

Beeswax

Is used by the Sail-makers for waxing the Twine before they sew the Seams of Canvas for making Sails.

Beetles Reeming

Used by the Caulkers for driving in their Irons into a Ship's Bottom, in order for Caulking.

Bear

A Ship bears her Ordnance when she carries her Guns well, when having her Sails abroad in a Gale of Wind she don't heel. When sails towards the Shore, she is said to bear in with the Land. When a Ship that was to Windward comes under another's Stern, and gives her the Wind, she is said to bear under her Lee. If sails into an Harbour with the Wind large or before the Wind, she is then said to bear in with the Harbour. When a Ship keeps off from any Land, she is said to bear off from it. When they would express how any Cape or Place lieth from another, they say it bears off so, or so,—In Conding also, they say, bear up to the Helm, (i. e.) let her go more large before the Wind, and bear up round, that is, let her go between her two Sheets, directly before the Wind.

Bells

Cabbin

Allowed all Ships, for the Use of Admirals, and Commanders, to call their Servants.