The sea-mans dictionary, or, An exposition and demonstration of all the parts and things belonging to a shippe together with an explanation of all the termes and phrases used in the practique of navigation / composed by Henry Manwaring ...

K (Book K)

To KEckle, or Keckling.

We use this terme only to the Cabell, and the Bolt-roape, when we feare the galling of the Cabell in the Hawse, or the bolt-roape against the quarter of the Ship, we turne a small roape round about it, but in manner it differs not from serveing of other roapes, though to these, this serveing is Keckling.

A Kedger,

Vide Anchor.

To Kedge, or Kedging.

When in a narrow River, we would bring up or downe a Ship, the wind being contrary to the tide, and we are to goe with the tide, then they use to set the fore-saile, or fore-top-saile, and the millen, and so let her drive with the tide; the reason of useing these sailes, is to flat her about, if she come too neere the shore: also they use a small Anchor in the head of the boate, with a hawser, that comes from the Ship; which Anchor they let fall in the middle of the streame: If the ship come too neere the shore, and so wind her head a∣bout by that, and so lift up the Anchor againe, when she is about; from this use the Anchor is called a Kedger, or Kedge-Anchor.

The Keele.

Is the first timber which is laid of a Ship, and is the bases whereon all the rest are fastned; and so much is to be accounted the Keele, as doth lie in a straight line, at the one end whereof, is scarffed in the Stem, and at the other, is let in the stern-post; to this are all the ground timbers and hookes, fore and aft, bolted; and on them all the upper-works are raised: A ranck Keele, is when a ship hath a deep Keele; and this is good to keep a Ship from rowleing; for if a floaty ship rowle too much, that hath but a showle-Keele, we put to an other Keele under the first, to make it deeper, for that will take some more hold in the water; and this we call a false Keele.

The Keele-roape.

Is a roape which runs alongst the Ship upon the Keele within the Limbers of the ground-timbers, one end comming∣out

out before, the other abast, some will have this of a basse-roape, but the best is a haire roape for lasting: The use of it is, to cleere the Lim∣ber-holes when they are stocked with ballast, or any thing else, so as the water which lies betwixt the timbers, cannot come to the well of the Pump.

Keel-son.

Is the lowest peece of timber within the Ships howld, which lies all along upon the ground-timbers right over the Keele, through which are driven the bolts which doe fasten the Keelson ground-timbers and the Keele together.

A Ketch.

Is a small-boate, such as uses to come to Belinsgate, with Mackrell, Oisters, &c.

Kewells.

Are small peeces of Timber, nailed to the inside of the Ship, unto which we be-lay the sheates and tacks.

Keenke.

When a roape which should run smooth in the block, hath got a little turne, so as it comes double (as it were) this we call a Keenke: also the same is in a Cabell, if it run-out-doubling in like manner, which happens either by ill quileing of the Cabell, or by letting it run out too fast; but if it be perceived, it is remedied by over-set∣ting the Cabell, else the Cabell very much in that place.

A Knave-line.

Is a roape, the one end fastned to the Cres-trees under the maine or fore-top, and so comes downe by the ties, to the Ram-head; unto which there is seased, a small peece of biller (some two foote long) with a hole in the end of it, in which hole this line is reeved, and so brought to the ships-side, and haled up-taught to the railes: The use whereof, is to keep the ties and halliards from turning about one an other, which being new, they would ibe, were it not for this line; but after the halliards and ties are stretched a while it is ta∣ken away, and no more used, but on the like occasion.

Knees.

Are those crooked timbers, which are so called, in respect they represent a mans knee bowing; these doe bind the beames and the futtocks together, being bolted into both of them; some doe stand alongst ships, and some right up and downe; you may eafily know them in part where they are used, by the forme of them.

Kneetles.

Are two roape yarnes twisted together in a knot at each end, to sease a roape, or block, or the like.

The Knights.

There is the maine-Knight, and the fore-Knight; one standing aft the maine, the other abast the fore-mast, upon the

second Deck, being fast bolted to the beames: A Knight is a peece of timber wherein are foure sheevers, three for the halliards and one for the top-roape to run in, when they are hoysed; they are commonly carved with the picture of some head upon them, by which they are ea∣sily knowne.

Knittlidge,

Vide Ballast, for it is all one.

Knotts.

There are two sorts of Knotts, which are used at sea, the one is a Bowling Knot (which is so made, that it will not slip norslide) with this knot the bowling bridles are made-fast to the Creengles, but it is also used in any other wayes: The other is a wale Knot, which is a round knot or knobb, made with three strands of a roape so that it can∣not slip. The tacks, top-saile-sheates and stoppers, have these wale∣knots, and many other roapes.