Part 7

A Ship is said to be so, when she is built with small, or too upright Rake forward on.

Board

Elm

Is used for several Services about the Yard, on board Ships, and repairing Boats, &c.

Firr

For sheathing Ships Bottoms, flooring their Cabbins, and making Moulds, &c.

Board Wainscot

For building Barges, Pinnaces and Wherries; and other Uses relating to the Joyners.

Boats

Barge

Rows with twelve Oars; are allowed to the Flag Officers, as Pinnaces are to Captains.

Launces

Made use of by the Master's Attendant for transporting Ships, are built of a great Breadth, and low to the Water for the more conveniently coyling transporting Hawsers in.

Longboat

Is the largest Boat belonging to a Ship, and the strongest built, being used for carrying Water, or Officers Stores to and from the Ship.

Pinnace

All Ships are allowed one, for the Use of the Commanders.

Wherry

Are allowed to some of the Yard Officers.

Yawl

Are the inferior and smallest Boats allowed Ships.

BoatTackle Pendants

Are fastened with an Eye pretty near the Ends of the Fore and Main-Yards, with Longtackle Blocks, and through them pass the Falls which are used for hoisting in the Boat upon the Booms, or out of the Ship.

Boatswain

Is the Officer, who receives into his Charge all the standing and running Rigging, Cables, Cordage, Anchors, Sails, Boats, and other Stores by Indenture.

Bollards

Are large Posts set into the Ground, on each Side of a Dock, and to them (on docking or undocking Ships) are lashed large double or treble Blocks, through which are reeved the Transporting Hawsers to be brought to the Capstons.

Bolsters