On the 21st the fore peak halyard chafed through at noon, and at ten P.
We should have to try anyway; so we rolled up and lashed the foot of that huge sail as firmly as we could, and, having done that, all four of us clapped on to the main-halyard purchase and slowly raised the big yard about three feet.
Is that why you coiled the signal halyardround the groove?
Put your boat in a position alongside the bottom of the upturned boat, and unfasten your throat-halyard block from the gaff, fasten this to the mast of the capsized boat, as shown in sketch.
Another fairly struck the main topmast, and some splinters came rattling down, while the remnants of the top-sail flapped amid writhing ends of halyard and sheet.
Rainey himself was borne on their thrust, clogged by his own equipment, linked to life only by the halyard coil.
Mr. Halyard asked questions how they were to conduct themselves in church, and Mr. Clark described how the meetings were managed in Georgia.
John Clark had no inclination for accommodations in houses of infamy, and Tom Halyard seemed very much inclined to follow his example.
I’ll be harpooned if Tom Halyard is not a-going to turn parson,” said one.
From the time Mr. Halyard disclosed the character of John Clark to the crew, he was treated with particular respect.
Clark lingered on deck for a few moments on the Sabbath morning, when Thomas Halyard appeared in his Sunday suit, rigged out in real sailor trim.
Thomas Halyard had a pious mother, who in giving him some of the formal lessons prescribed by the English church, talked to him about his state by nature as a sinner in such a way as no one but a mother can talk.
Whether any lasting impressions were made on their companions is not known; but Halyard was an altered man, and one of the “first fruits” of John Clark’s labors.
Whitney scrambled forward, and when he let go thehalyard he dropped on hands and knees.
The signal-halyard would lift the steel triangle they use with a wireless installation, and they'd get some height at the masthead.
The jib-halyard had a block on the sail, and then, with the topping lift, came down on the port side.
The fall of each halyard was coiled and put under the taut part.
The peakhalyard was fast to the gaff, then through a single block on the mast and one on the gaff, and again one aloft.
The throat halyard was fast to the mast, and through a block on the throat, and then aloft.
Pull up on your peak-halyard a little," said Jack Harvey, "and let the throat drop first a way.
Henry Burns, when he had made his halyard fast, and started to examine.
Here, Lilee of the Vallee, give a couple of pulls on y'r peak halyard purchase.
While they were sailing steadily along with a breeze on their starboard beam, the flag became fouled in the block through which the halyard of the mainmast was rove, and Jimmy was sent up to put matters right.
As they fluttered in the wind, Mary threw all her little weight on to the halyard to assist in hauling them tight and flat.
Get hold of that halyard and see if you can haul the sail up," he answered, grinning mischievously.
Jones, the acting boatswain, who had charge of the deck, instantly observed the trifling mishap, and shouted an order for the sail to be temporarily clewed up, and for a hand to go aloft and bend the halyard afresh.
To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a sail.
A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom.
Thus when the halyard was hoisted to some thirty or forty feet above the deck, the line would be covering a considerable distance of sea.
The three-inch rope keeping the aerial taut had broken off close to the bridle and torn the halyard with it.
The idea was followed with great success, and Sandell was able to run the halyard through the block at the top (ninety feet).
As before, the halyardalso carried away and Sandell henceforth resolved to shackle one end of the aerial to the mast, using a short length of chain instead of the rope.
All hands, under the Mates, are hard driven, sweating on sheet and halyard to make the most of the light breeze.
Defn: A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom.
On the quarter-deck, by the side of the capstan, he found Halyard and the drummer.
Master Halyard involuntarily thrust his hands into his pockets; and, quite forgetful of his situation, began to hum a song.
Master Halyard waited his return with some impatience.
He distinguished the low hull of the gun-boat, which Halyard had described to be lying alongside, somewhat ahead, at about a gun-shot distance.
The report was yet booming over the water, when a loud “hurrah” broke on the ear, and afforded a cheering assurance that the boats under Halyard had arrived at their destination.
When they pushed by that weakened body, they forced on with them, in one confused mass, those of the enemy with whom they were contending, and so left Halyard at liberty.
His remark offered a tempting opportunity to Halyard to speak with effect; and though, as Don Rafaele paused, he saw that Hildebrand was about to reply, he interposed immediately, and gave his sentiments utterance.
He ordered the captain to cut the halyard by which the cook's body was towing, and also to go forward and cut loose the jib-halyard and sheet.
I guess you can tow a signalhalyard to the Maggie, can't you, Neils?
Halvorsen, haul down that signal halyard from the mizzenmast, take one end of it in your teeth, an' swim back to the Maggie with it.
Now I begin to recognize my old true-hearted friend and messmate Jack Halyard in his early days, when we swore friendship to each other across the sea-chest, on board the Alert.
During the day occupied by our run down channel all hands had an easy time of it, there being nothing much for them to do except keep the ship clean and take an occasional pull at a halyard or brace.
Then all went to the peak halyard and Kit's spirits rose.
The noise of running wire and chain halyardwas cheerful, and Kit tried to rouse himself.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "halyard" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
