rudder-head

Thus, the tiller and the rudder-head and half of the plank of the starboard stern-sheet had become the property of the second officer.

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In the darkness of night it would be an easy trick to disconnect the steering-gear from the short tiller on the rudder-head, and then, by re-rigging the preventer tackles, steer from both sides of the poop well enough for'ard to be out of the range of the ventilator.

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A ship hove-to with preventer tackles on the rudder-head is unmanageable.

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Then the captain himself took the helm, the rudder-head being twisted, and the spirit and energy of the Deal men infused new life into the wearied crew, and all hands worked together with a will.

Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Thomas Stanley Treanor

We held the old fellow firmly by his feet and legs, as he lay over the stern of the boat, head down, examining the condition of the rudder-head.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Various

When safe away and running before the gale, the Deal men strapped the rudder-head with ropes, straining them tight with a tackle, and then wedged the ropes tighter and tighter still, making the rudder head thoroughly safe.

Heroes of the Goodwin Sands Thomas Stanley Treanor

The boy's foot had fairly wrenched it, not only from his father's hand, but from the rudder-head, -- and it was gone!

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. Various

One of them grazed his helmet, whistled over the "Iron Beard's" deck and buried itself in her rudder-head.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

But he showed no agitation, and as the men carried him below he covered his decorations with a handkerchief, lest the crew should notice them and realize that they had lost their chief, and he gave Hardy an order to see that tiller-lines were rigged on the rudder-head, to replace the shattered wheel.

Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale

Meantime the rover cast off the tiller lines and laid his hand with an air of mastery on the stout piece of wood projecting horizontally from the rudder-head about the level of his hip.

The Rover 1923