-
wooden platform,
often no more than a grate. A
tiller rope or
tiller chain (sometimes
called a
steering rope or
steering chain) ran
around the
barrel in...
- shoe
turns the rudder, or by
using a hand
controlled string,
called a
tiller rope,
which is
parallel to the
gunwales or the boat, and
controls the rudder...
-
Confederate vessel was
maneuvering back from Cincinnati, and a shot
struck the
tiller rope of
General Bragg. The
damage forced the
vessel out of the
action as she...
- bargeman's name for the
tiller.
riding light A
light hung from the
forestay when at anchor.
riding turn a type of jam of the
rope on a
winch drum: the heavily...
- bends, loop knots, and splices: a
hitch fastens a
rope to
another object; a bend
fastens two ends of a
rope to each another; a loop knot is any knot creating...
- as to
minimize hydrodynamic or
aerodynamic drag. On
simple watercraft, a
tiller—essentially, a
stick or pole
acting as a
lever arm—may be
attached to the...
- 2013), p. 111.
Clark and
Tiller.
Terrible Trail, pp. 54–55.
Clark and
Tiller.
Terrible Trail, pp. 91–101.
Clark and
Tiller.
Terrible Trail, p. 62-89...
- bow-like ****embly
called a prod,
mounted horizontally on a main
frame called a
tiller,
which is hand-held in a
similar fashion to the
stock of a long gun. Crossbows...
-
wheel steering from a
central ****pit, most narrowboats'
steering is by a
tiller on the stern.
There are
three major configurations for the stern: traditional...
-
beach without worry. The
rudders kick up
automatically by
lifting up on the
tiller crossbar. The
Hobie 16 is
manufactured in
France by the
Hobie Cat company...
