| 1. |
Bow-chocks throngh which tow-line runs when fast to a whale. |
19. |
Mid-ship thwart for mid-ship oarsman. |
| 2. |
Lance straightener; a slot in gunwale for straightening bent irons. |
20. |
Center-board, box and well. |
| 3. |
Top or false chocks, nailed on gunwhales.(2) |
21. |
Gunwales. |
| 4. |
Box of boat. |
22. |
Tub thwart for tub oarsman. |
| 5. |
Clumsy-cleat or thigh thwart used by boat-steerer to steady himself during the capture. |
23. |
After thwart. |
| 6. |
Shackle or iron strap, for hoisting and lowering the boat to and from the ship. |
24. |
Well for bailing boat. |
| 7. |
Timbers of boat.(3) |
25. |
Plug for letting water out of boat when on the cranes. |
| 8. |
Platform (forward) upon which boat-steerer and officer stand when striking and working a whale. |
26. |
Platform (aft) on which officer and boat-steerer stand when steering boat. |
| 9. |
Risings, or top board of ceiling, on which the thwarts are placed and nailed.(2) |
27. |
Standing cleats upon which officer stands when going on to a whale in order to get a longer view . |
| 10. |
Harpooner thwart. |
28. |
Cuddy board. |
| 11. |
Knees on all thwarts.(4) |
29. |
Cuddy-boards; cedar boards filling up the stern of boat from the cuddy-board aft to stern-post.(5) |
| 12. |
Dunnage for all thwarts; the main thwart (16) is dunnage all the way across.(4) |
30. |
Logger head strip, or lions tongue .' |
| 13. |
Boat ceiling (inside planking); the bottom of boat.(3) |
31. |
Logger-head; an upright post with enlarged head, around the neck of which runs the tow-line when fast to a whale and by which the line is managed. |
| 14. |
Peak cleats; wooden cleats for the reception of the handles of the oars when apeak; used when fast to a whale, when the oarsmen are resting, &c.(4) |
32. |
Boat-iron, or shackle, same as 6. |
| 15. |
Peak cleat for tub-oar. |
33. |
Rudder. |
| 16. |
Bow thwart; a seat for the bow oarsman. |
34. |
Tiller. |
| 17. |
Mast-hinge and strap, showing mast-hinge block. |
35. |
High and low rowlocks (wooden), with holes for the reception of shanks of rowlocks.(3) |
| 18. |
Sail-cleats.(3) |
36. |
Bow-cleats; nailed to gunwales, and used in bowing on a whale, and also as safeguard in case the tow-line should jump from bow-chocks and preventing it from sweeping the boat aft.(2) |
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| A. |
First iron, shank resting in bow-chocks and handle in boat-crotch. |
J. |
Tub oar. |
| B. |
Second iron, placed in same position as first iron; the handle of first iron, which is the first instrument used, is placed in the top crotch; the handle of second iron is placed in the lower crotch; the extreme end of tow-line is bent in the eye of the first iron strap; these two irons are known as the live irons or live harpoons. |
K. |
Stroke-oar. |
| C. |
Spare irons on port side of boat above thwarts (the two other spare irons, one on either side of boat under thwarts cannot be shown in this plan).(2) |
L. |
Steering-oar, manipulated by officer of boat when going on to a whale. |
| D. |
Three lances (thrust by hand) on starboard side of boat, used in killing the whale. (3) |
M. |
Paddles.(5) |
| E. |
Boat spade on starboard side aft. |
N. |
Small tub with tow-line coiled down, containing 75 fathoms of line. |
| G. |
Harpooner oar. |
O. |
Large tub with tow line coiled down, containing 225 fathoms of line. |
| H |
Bow-oar. |
P. |
Tow-line extending aft from large tub around loggerhead and forward across thwarts to box of boat (4) where it is coiled and known as "box-warp" (P, P) thence extending to eye splice of first iron strap. |
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Q. |
Mast and sail.(2) |
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| R. |
Steering-oar brace. |
| I. |
Mid-ship oar. |
S. |
Lashing or strap for handle of steering-oar wheu not in use or fast to a whale. |
