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Updated: May 9, 2025
On one side are shelves, filled with balls of marline, ratlin-stuf, seizing-stuff, spun-yarn, and numerous twines of assorted sizes.
The next point to be considered is, that all the ``small stuffs'' which are used on board a ship such as spun-yarn, marline, seizing-stuff, &c., &c. are made on board. The owners of a vessel buy up incredible quantities of ``old junk, which the sailors unlay, and, after drawing out the yarns, knot them together, and roll them up in balls.
The next point to be considered is, that all the "small stuffs" which are used on board a ship such as spun-yarn, marline, seizing-stuff, etc. are made on board. The owners of a vessel buy up incredible quantities of "old junk," which the sailors unlay, after drawing out the yarns, knot them together, and roll them up in balls.
He is not deemed company at any time for the captain, though the chief mate occasionally is, at least deck-company, though not in the cabin; and besides this, the second mate has to breakfast, lunch, dine, and sup off the leavings of the cabin table, and even the steward, who is accountable to nobody but the captain, sometimes treats him cavalierly; and he has to run aloft when topsails are reefed; and put his hand a good way down into the tar-bucket; and keep the key of the boatswain's locker, and fetch and carry balls of marline and seizing-stuff for the sailors when at work in the rigging; besides doing many other things, which a true-born baronet of any spirit would rather die and give up his title than stand.
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