 | Louis Figuier - 1868 - 682 pages
...stone or a grapnel fastened to the lower end. To the i pow end' is also fastened the fishing line, which is then paid out as fast as the boat sails, which may be from lour to five knots an hour. Should the wind be unfavourable for the direction in which the crew wish... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1869 - 550 pages
...line, called the " pow-end," reaching to the bottom of the water, and having a stone or small aTichor fastened to the lower end. To the pow-end is also...is dropped, and the boat returns to the buoy. The pow-eud is hauled up with the anchor and fishing-line attached to it. The fishermen then haul in the... | |
 | William Jones (F. S.) - 1871 - 488 pages
...bottom of the water, and having a stone or small anchor fastened to the lower end. To this line, called the ' pow-end,' is also fastened the fishing-line,...which is then ' paid' out as fast as the boat sails. Should the wind be unfavourable, the oars are used. When the line is all out the end is dropped, and... | |
 | Frederick Whymper - 1877 - 366 pages
...of the water, where it is held by a stone or grapnel fastened to the lower end. To the ' pow end ' is also fastened the fishing-line, which is then paid...is dropped, and the boat returns to the buoy. The 'pow' line is hauled up with the anchor and fishing-line attached to it. The fishermen then haul in... | |
 | Clara L. Matéaux - 1878 - 214 pages
...kept stationary by a line or " pow-end," which is held down by stone or grapnel. To this pow-end is fastened the fishing-line, which is then paid out as fast as the boat sails. When the line is all out, the end is dropped, the boat returns to the buoy, and the pow-line is hauled... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1885 - 392 pages
...boat shoots ahead. The 5o-fathom line, with 100 hooks, is in Scotland termed a "taes." If there are are eight men in a boat the length of line will be...five knots an hour. Should the wind be unfavourable forthe direction in which the crew wish to set the line they use the oars. When the line or taes is... | |
 | J. Wesley Van Dervoort - 1886 - 530 pages
...bottom of the water, and having a stone or small anchor fastened to the lower end. To this line, called the " pow-end," is also fastened the fishing-line,...which is then " paid " out as fast as the boat sails. Should the wind be unfavorable, the oars are used. When the line is all out the end is dropped, and... | |
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To the powend is also fastened the fishing-line, which is then " paid " out as fast as the boat sails, which may be from four to five knots an hour. Should the wind be unfavourable for the direction in which the crew wish to set the line they use the... 