Plate 191. 



DECK VIEW Ol" WHALE BOAT ICEAHV 1 OH THE CHASE. 

 {Scale jl inch to font. Parts or bontH dcsi^Dnted by fi^urfs and, uteosila b> lelteru. ] 



1, Hinv-cbocks through whirh tow-line runs wlicii fust ton whah-. U, Lance atraigbteuer ; a slot in gnnwale 

 for stiiiighteuing bent irons. :i, 3, Top or false chocks, naile<l on gnn« hales. 4, Box of boat. 5, Clnin.sy-cleat or 

 thigh thwart used by boat-stcerer to steady hiin.self during the captnre. G, Shackle or iron strap, for hoisting and 

 lowering the boat to and from the sliip. 7,7,7, Timbers of boat, b. Platform (forward) njion which boat stcrer 

 and officer stand when striking and working a whale. '.), '.I, Risings, or top board of ceiling, on which the thwarts 

 are placed and nailed. 10, Harpooner thwart. H, 11, II. 11. Knees on all thwarts. Id, I'J, I'-i, Vi, Dunnage for all 

 thwarts; the main thwart (IH) is dnnnage all the way ai io>s. IH, l:i, I:!, Boat ceiling (inside planking); the bottom 

 of boat. 14, 14, 14, 14, Peak cleats; wooden cleats for the reception of ihe handles of the oars when apeak; used 

 when fast to a whale, when the oarsmen are resting, &c. 1.'), Peak cleat for tiiboar. IG, Bow thwart ; a seat for 

 the bow oarsman. 17, Mast-hinge and strap, showing mast-hinge block. 18, 18, IS, Sail-cleats. 19, Jlid ship thwart 

 for mid-shi|> oarsman. 20, Center-board, box and well. '21, (Innwales. 'J-i, Tub thwart for tub oarsman. 2:!, 

 After thwart. 24, Well for bailing boat. 2.''), Plug for letting water ont of boat when on the cranes. 2li, Platform 

 (aft) on which officer and boat-steeier stand when steering boat. 27, .Staniling cleats u|)on which officer stands when 

 going on to a whale in order to get a lomjir riew. 28, Cuddy lioard. 21*, '>it, 2'J, 21), 29, Cuildy-boards ; ce<lar boards 

 lining up the stern of boat from the cuddy-b ard aft to sleni-iiost. 30, Logger head strip, or lioti's toiujue. M, Log- 

 ger-head ; an upright post with enlarg<>d head, around the neck of which runs the tow-line when fast to a whale and 

 by which the line is managed. 32, Boat-iron, or shackle, same as 6. 33, Kndder. 34, Tiller. 35, 35, 35, High and 

 low rowlocks (wooden), wi h holes for the reception of shanks of rowlocks. 3(;, 3li, Bow-cleats; nailed to gun- 

 wales, and used in bolting oh a whale, and also as safeguard in ease the tovv-line should .jump from bow-chocks and 

 preventing it from sweeping the boat aft. 



A, Firet iiou, shank resting in bow-chocks anil handle in boat-ciotili. /.', Secoiul imn, placed in .same position 

 as first iron; the handle of first iron, which is the fiisl inslrnuienf used, is placed in the. top crotch; the handle of 

 second iron is placed in the lower ciotch ; the extreme end of tow-line is bent in the eye of the first iron stra|i ; the.se 

 two irons are known as the live irons or live harpoons. C, (', .Spate irons cm port side of boat above thwarts (the 

 two other spare iious, one on cither side of boat under thwarts cannot be shown in this plan). D, D, D, Thiee lances 

 (thrust by hand) on starboard side of boat, used in killing Ihe whale. E, Boat spade on slarbo.ml side aft. <i, llar- 

 )iooncr oar. H, Bow-oar. /, Mid-ship oar. J, Tub oar. A', Stroke-oar. /.,, Steering-oar, manipnlated by officer 

 of boat when going on to a whale. M, M, M. M, M, Paddles. ^V, Small tub with tow-line coiled down, containing 

 75 fathoms of line. 0, Large tub with tow line coiled down, containing 225 fatlnuiis of line. P, P, P, Tow-line ex- 

 tending aft from large tub around loggerhead and forward across the thwarts (o box of boat (4), where it is coiled 

 and known as box-warp (/'/'); thence extending to and bent in eye-s))lice of first iron strap. Q, Q, Mast and sail 

 R, Steering-oar brace. S, Lashing or strap for handle of steeriug-oar when not iu use or fast to a whale. 



