B
BACK of the post to BALANCE of the mizen
BALANCE of the boom sail to BARK
BARNACLE to BEAMS
BEAMS to BED of a river
BED of a cannon to BIGHT
BILANDER to BLACK-STRAKES
BILANDER
BILGE
BILL
BILL of lading
BINACLE
BIRTH or BERTH
BITE
BITS
To BIT the cable
BLACK-STRAKES
BLADE to Trim the BOAT!
To bale the BOAT to BOLT-ROPE
BOMB to BOTTOM
BOTTOM to BOX-HAULING
BOXING to To BREAK-UP
BREAK-WATER to BRIDLES of the bowline
BRIG, or BRIGANTINE to Ship-BUILDING
Ship-BUILDING to BUNTINE
BUNTLINES to BUTTONS
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BLACK-STRAKES
BLACK-STRAKES, a range of planks immediately above the wales in a ship's side: they are always covered with a mixture of tar and lamp-black, forming an agreeable varicty with the white bottom beneath, and the scraped planks of the side, covered with melted turpentine, or varnish of pine, above. All the yards are likewise daubed with this mixture, which not only preserves them from the heat of the fun and the weather, but gives them a fine gloss, which makes a good appearance contrasted with the white varnish on the masts.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 36, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/0153.html