knightheads

It's a small platform at the fore part of the upper deck, where the crew go to do their business over the water. knightheads the two timbers rising from the keel which support the inner end of the bowsprit.

Over boats lili 2006

It's a small platform at the fore part of the upper deck, where the crew go to do their business over the water. knightheads the two timbers rising from the keel which support the inner end of the bowsprit.

Archive 2006-06-01 lili 2006

This time next week, I will tell all of my faithful readers what the following are: beakhead knightheads scantlings (sounds like a nice title for a novel ...) tumblehome (so does that) bulwark

Learning about boats lili 2006

This time next week, I will tell all of my faithful readers what the following are: beakhead knightheads scantlings (sounds like a nice title for a novel ...) tumblehome (so does that) bulwark

Archive 2006-06-01 lili 2006

The hands spent their free moments on the forecastle, round the knightheads, gazing at Brixham and Brixham Pier; even in that wind with its deluges of rain there were women to be seen occasionally, women in skirts, at whom the crew stared like so many Tantaluses.

Hornblower And The Hotspur Forester, C. S. 1962

Busy though the ship was, there were nevertheless a few idlers round the knightheads who shrank away in panic at the remarkable sight of their captain here.

Hornblower And The Hotspur Forester, C. S. 1962

Before we realized what was happening, we had been forced back away from Neddie and had retreated to the knightheads.

The Mutineers Charles Boardman Hawes

Mr. Broadrick was forward between the knightheads with the crew ranged to the starboard and at the braces, while Gerrit Ammidon stood with one hand on the quarter-deck railing and the other holding a brass speaking trumpet to his lips:

Java Head Joseph Hergesheimer 1917

He accordingly came forward, turned all hands to, with tackles on the stays and back-stays, coming up with the seizings, hauling here, belaying there, and full of business, standing between the knightheads to sight the mast, —when the captain came forward, and also began to give orders.

Chapter XXXIII. Cracking on-Progress Homeward-A Pleasant Sunday-A Fine Sight-By-Play 1909

In a few moments, a heavier sea was raised than I had ever seen before, and as it was directly ahead, the little brig, which was no better than a bathing machine, plunged into it, and all the forward part of her was under water; the sea pouring in through the bow-ports and hawse-hole and over the knightheads, threatening to wash everything overboard.

Chapter V. Cape Horn-A Visit 1909