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Keep hold of the handle with the blade on the water. Then, without any command, you will ship the oar; in other words, drop the loom into the rowlock. Now go through that again. Steady, and don't hurry. Do it in about the time the stroke oarsman gives you." KEEP HOLD OF THE HANDLE WITH THE BLADE ON THE WATER THEN WITHOUT ANY COMMAND YOU WILL SHIP THE OAR IN OTHER WORDS DROP THE LOOM INTO THE ROWLOCK NOW GO THROUGH THAT AGAIN STEADY AND DON'T HURRY DO IT IN ABOUT THE TIME THE STROKE OARSMAN GIVES YOU
hem in condition to execute the manoeuvre properly. Then he called upon Frank to give the order again, and this time they did it as well as could be expected. He was not satisfied, and compelled the oarsmen to go through it repeatedly for half an hour. "Now we will begin again," said Uncle Ben. "If you do it well, we will go on. Give the order, Frank." They did it better than at any time before; and while the crew sat with the oars elevated, the old sailor proceeded to explain the next movement. "If we were at a landing, or alongside the sailboat, you would remain as you be now, till the boat was clear of everything, before the next order would come. That command will be 'Let fall!' Then you will let your oars drop upon the water all at once, striking it at just the same instant. But you will not let the loom of the oar touch the gunwale." "Where is the gunwale?" asked one of the boys. "The rail along the top of the boat in which the rowlocks are set. You mustn't let an oar touch that.  TOGETHER AT LAST HE BELIEVED HE HAD THEM IN CONDITION TO EXECUTE THE MANOEUVRE PROPERLY THEN HE CALLED UPON FRANK TO GIVE THE ORDER AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY DID IT AS WELL AS COULD BE EXPECTED HE WAS NOT SATISFIED AND COMPELLED THE OARSMEN TO GO THROUGH IT REPEATEDLY FOR HALF AN HOUR NOW WE WILL BEGIN AGAIN SAID UNCLE BEN IF YOU DO IT WELL WE WILL GO ON GIVE THE ORDER FRANK THEY DID IT BETTER THAN AT ANY TIME BEFORE AND WHILE THE CREW SAT WITH THE OARS ELEVATED THE OLD SAILOR PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THE NEXT MOVEMENT IF WE WERE AT A LANDING OR ALONGSIDE THE SAIL BOAT YOU WOULD REAIN AS YOU BE NOW TILL THE BOAT WAS CLEAR OF EVERYTHING BEFORE THE NEXT ORDER WOULD COME THAT COMMAND WILL BE LET FALL THEN YOU WILL LET YOUR OARS DROP UPON THE WATER ALL AT ONCE STRIKING IT AT JUST THE SAME INSTANT BUT YOU WILL NOT LET THE LOOM OF THE OAR TOUCH THE GUNWALE WHERE IS THE GUNWALE ASKED ONE OF THE BOYS THE RAIL ALONG THE TOP OF THE BOAT IN WHICH THE ROWLOCKS ARE SET YOU MUSTN'T LET AN OAR TOUCH THAT
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