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Chapter Two
(81 I 51) 43. About the main Channel.
1. The main channel, long 271⁄2 feet, broad 17 inches,
thick 31⁄2 inches.
2. The fore end comes equal with the main mast with
its fore side, and with the uppermost wale with its upper side.
3. The lath lying on it outside, broad 31⁄2 inches, thick 21⁄2 inches.
4. The foremost chain plate, equal with the aft face of the main mast.
5. There are seven chain plates.
6. The chain plate bolts, thick 2 inches.
(82 II 33) 44. About the fore Channel.
1. The fore channel , long 22 feet 3 inches, broad 16
inches, thick 3 inches.
2. The Fore end, 6 inches, past the foremast, l ying
on the sheer rail.
3. The lath on it, broad 3 inches, thick 2 inches.
4. The foremost chain plate equal with the fore face
of the foremast.
5. There are 6 chain plates.
6. The chain plate bolts, thick 2 inches.
(82 II 44) 45. About the mizzen Channel.
1. The mizzen channel, long 10 feet, broad 9 inches,
thick 21⁄2 inches.
2. The Fore end, comes equal with the aft face of the
mizzen mast, lying on the sheer rail.
3. The lath, broad 21⁄2 inches, thick 2 inches.
4. The foremost chain p late, coincides with the aft
face of the mizzen mast.
5. There are 4 chain plates.
6. The chain plate bolts, thick 11⁄2 inches.
91. Then plank it there, and make the Channels.
(81 I 6) 42. Several matters about the Upper Cabin.
Which on large ships is divided in two, and has a third cabin above it. Before i ts door a porch is often made, supported by small pillars, and at the end at half the upper deck, banisters, made di erently, high or low, heavy or light, elegant with carvings, droller- ies, or without. Above the upper cabin against the at of the stern, often a bench is made, and underneath it a chicken roost or dovecote. The bulkheads of the up- per cabin, the cabin and the forecastle, which stand in the air, are made slanting or bulging, outwardly, such for drainage, and also for the sake of decoration.
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(70 II 5) 24. About the Upper Cabin, and matters in the Upper Cabin.
1. The beams of the upper cabin thick 1⁄3.
2. The deck clamps thick 1⁄6.
3. The deck beams have a camber of 10 inches.
4. The Waterboard thick 1⁄6 of the inside of the
stem.
In front of the upper cabin, on very large ships,
sometime loose decks are placed, that can be removed.
(88 I 26) The foremost binding strak es thick 2 inches, broad 7 inches, th e others behind them thick 2 inches, broad 9 inches: the fourth and fth as above, the sixth wide 4 feet, 8 inches, thick 1 inch, broad 8 inches.
(86 I 20) [the planks] on the forecastle and the up- per cabin, 11⁄4 inch.
(70 II 22) 26. About the Channels.
1.Themainchannellong 1⁄8 ofthelengthofthe ship.
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2. The thickness ⁄3 of the stem.
3. The breadth, as the stem is thick.
4. The fore channel a li ttle less long, thick and broad.
5. The mizzen channel 1⁄3 of the main channel , namely, its length and breadth, but its thickness as the fore channel.
91. Then Plank It There and Make the Channels
When the dec k of the upper c abin had been pl anked as well, all decks were fi nished. The difference in c onstruc- tion of this deck, compared to the other decks, was that it had no binding strakes. The ledges were as long as the deck beams, which meant they ran from side to side. As with the other dec ks, three ledg es were pl aced between each pair of deck beams.
Channels
Channels were the he avy timbers lying with their edg e against the ship’s sides to hold the shrouds and de ad- eyes clear of the sides. On the outs ide the channels had
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