Casually drawing a heavy, club-like belaying pin from the rail, the mate walked softly up behind the crew member at the wheel and felled him to the deck with one crushing blow.
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Although a fife rail is a kind of pin rail, the term " pin rail " is often used to specifically denote those rails containing belaying pins that are attached to the hull.
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They make up a song to an Irish drinking tune about his embarrassment, and soon the Weasel unlocks the door to beat them, but Duggan puts out the Weasel with their stolen belaying pin.
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This machinery was planned to cut timber for the numerous smaller parts used in shipbuilding, especially joinery, which had previously been cut by hand, such as components for tables and benches, as well as small turned goods like belaying pins.
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Excess line is coiled and stored neatly by taking a bight from the upper part of the final strand, looping it over and round beneath the coil, then twisting it once or more before slipping the twisted end over the top of the belaying pin to secure the coil in place.
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A belaying pin is composed of a round handle and cylindrical shaft . The shaft is inserted into a hole in various strategically located wooden " pinrails " ( lining the inside of the bulwarks, surrounding the base of masts, or free-standing, called fife rails ) up to the base of the handle.
