Part 63

Butt Gun Hogshead

Are made use of for hoisting them in or out of the Ship.

Snipe Bills

Are a Sort of Hooks used for fastening the Axle-trees of the Chain Pumps to the Bitts.

Snorters

The Smiths put them on one End of the Beak Iron, to turn any of their Work with.

Soap

Is used for Paying the Slips to make them slippery, that the Ships, when to be launched in their Cradles, or Buildge ways, meet with no Obstruction or Stop in their Run.

Sodder

Used by the Plumber for soddering of Pipes, Furnace, and Water Cocks, &c.

Sounding

Is when the Depth of Water is tryed either by an Inch or three Quarter Rope, with a deep Sea Lead at the End of it; is marked at two, three, or four Fathom with a Piece of black Leather betwixt the Strands, but at five Fathom is marked with a Piece of white Leather or Cloth.

Spanshakle

Is a large Clasp of Iron, which goes round the End of the Davit upon the Fore-Castle, having a long Bolt, which goes through a Fore-Castle Beam, and also Forelocks through an upper Deck Beam in the Midships.

Sparrs Ft. Cant Are from 33 to 35 long 5 Hands } { Wrought into } { Booms, } { Barling 30 28 4 } { Top-gallant-masts, } { Boom 24 20 3 } { Flag Staffs, } { Boats Masts, &c.

Midling 20 16 } { Delivered } { } { into Store. } { For Bowsprits, } { } { Boat Hooks, Small 16 11 } { Six Score to} { Mop Staves, &c. } { the hundred } {

Spell

Signifies doing any Work for a short Time, and then leaving it. Therefore a fresh Spell is when fresh Men come to work; and to give a Spell, is all one as to say, Work in such a one's Room.

Spiles

Are small Wood Pins, which are drove into the Nail-holes, when a Ship's Sheathing is taken off.

Spindle

Is the smallest Part of a Ship's Capston; and where the Vane flies at the Mast Head, is also called a Spindle, and made of Iron.

Spitts

Are allowed the Boatswains, and used for roasting the Officers Victuals.

Spirketing

Are Strakes of thick Plank wrought from the lower Edge of each Port to each Deck respectively within Side of the Ship.

Splice

When the Ends of two Pieces of Cable or Rope are untwisted, and the several Strands are wrought into one another by a Fid, it is called a Splice.