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How Ships Are Built in Holland Today
number of carlings depended on the length of the ledges. They were a little heavier than the ledges.
67. The step of the Capstan, and the Mizzenmast.
Figure 2.132. (left) There were several ways to connect binding strake and deck beam. Sometimes the binding strake was kept in one piece and the beam was adjusted. In this example the beam is only notched, like the binding strake, to weaken it the least. (Drawing by A. J. Hoving)
Figure 2.133. (below) Plate XXXVII. Carling.
2. Forward broad 1⁄4.
3. The spur of the beakhead broad at the stem as the stem is thick inside.
4. Forward 1⁄2.
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(86 II 25) The spur of the beakhead is to be fastened to the stem after the rise of the wales forward, and it is to be heeded that is does not droop, or appear to hang from the ship.
(79 I 41) 34. About the Mizzen Step and the Partner.
1. The Mizzen Step comes at 1⁄5 part of the ship’ s
length.
2. The Step is thick 8 inches, broad 14 inches.
3. The Step rakes 8 inches.
4. The H ole in the step, long 8 1⁄2 inches, deep 4
inches.
5. Aft wide 61⁄2 inches.
6. Forward wide 51⁄2 inches.
(79 II 7) the step long 4 inches thick 8 in., broad 17
inches: the hole wide 7 inches, deep 4 inches.
(79 II 16) The Back of the mizzen step, lies 5 feet 10
inches from the bulkhead.
(86 II 4) 1. The spur of the beakhead , long 22 feet, aft thick 14 inches, broad 17 inches, has a cur ve of 17 inches.
2. Forward broad 12 inches, 9 feet aft, broad 11 inches at the end of the lion, broad 9 inches, 2 feet from forward, broad 5 inches, namely on the upper face.
67. The Step of the Capstan, and the Mizzenmast
These steps held the foot of the capstan and the mizzen- mast and were on the lower dec k, not in the hold, a s for the main mast and foremast. They were heavy timbers with a nice profile forward and aft. They were located to receive maximum support from the underlying deck beams.
68. The lower Spur of the beakhead.
(55 I 30) The Spur of the Beakhead: is the timber , which sticks out forward: and makes the length of the beakhead, on top of it comes the kam.
(70 II 39) 1. The spur of the beakhead 1⁄5 of the length, [. . .]
68. The Lower Spur of the Beakhead
The construction of the be akhead differed from the En- glish practice. Therefore the terms I use m ay not always be the best. Where no English term is available, the Dutch word will be used.
Figure 2.134. Figure 2.135.
(top) Plate XXIX. Step of the capstan. (bottom ) Plate XXIX. Mizzenmast step.
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