Part 74

Cloths

Is Kersey, tabled with Canvas, and hung round the Wast, Quarter Deck, and Poop of a Ship for Ornament.

Trees

In small Ships only, are the same as Ruff Trees.

Watch

Signifies the Space of four Hours, because half of the Ship's Company Watch and do Duty in their Turns, so long at a Time, who are divided into two Parts, the Larboard, and the Starboard Watch.

Water-born

Is when a Ship, even and just with the Ground, first begins to float or swim, being born up by the Water.

Water Line

Is that which goes round the Ship at the Surface of the Water, and shews the true Shape of her Body.

Water Shot

Is a Sort of riding at Anchor, when a Ship is moared neither a-cross the Tide, nor right up and down, but betwixt both.

Water ways

Is that Strake of Plank on the Flat of each Deck respectively next the Ship's Side, for turning the Water out of the Seams.

Way of a Ship

Is sometimes the same with the Rake or Run of her Fore and Aft; but is mostly used as to her Sailing, for when she goes apace, they say, She makes good or fresh Way. And because most Ships are apt to fall a little to Leeward of their Course, they always in casting up the Logboard allow something for her Leeway, which is one Point or more, according to her Sailing.

Weather Coyl

When a Ship being a-hull, has her Head brought about so as to lie that Way which her Stern did before, without loosing of any Sail, but only by bearing up of the Helm, this is called Weather Coyling of her.

Weather Gage

That Ship is said to have the Weather Gage of another, when she is to Windward of her.

Weathering

A doubling or getting to Windward of a Point or Place.

Wedges Iron

Are for splitting Wood.

Wedges Wood

Are made out of Beech or Elm for splitting Wood, or to be put between the Wrain Staves and Ships Sides for setting too of Planks, and for barring in of Ports, &c.

Weighing

Is drawing up an Anchor out of the Ground, in order to set Sail.