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indentations into which the chain plates fitted, the irons holding the deadeyes. This was then covered with a lath over the entire leng th of the c hannel, sealing off the indentations.
In the case of the pinas the main channel was let into the uppermost wale. Ordinarily the fore c hannel would have been fixed in the same way and at the same height, but on Witsen’s pinas the fore and mizzen channels have been fixed onto the sheer r ail, thus distinguishing this ship from m any others in the seventeenth c entury. One can only speculate about the reason for this deviation: for one thing, this particular ship had guns in the forecastle, which between the c hain plates certainly had more room to shoot than between the deadeyes above the channel.
92. Panel the Cabin, and make the Berths in there.
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and plates. All around in the cabin cleats are made, from which to hang arms.
(83 I 6) 46. About the windows in the Cabin.
1. The Window in the cabin, long 1 foot 3 inches,
wide 1 foot, comes 3 feet above the oor.
(58 I 39) The window in the berth, coming from
the bulkhead of the cabin 5 feet, and from the deck: it is high 1 foot 3 inches, wide 10 1⁄2 inches, the berths in the cabin are sometimes made athwartships, and such above the letters bbb on the plate No. 18 [fig. 2.187].
(57 II 43) The bench standing in the cabin, against the stern of the ship, is high 1 foot 6 inches, the legs arethickandbroad2inches,it is1foot8inchesbroad above, at the ends it is broad 1 foot 6 inches, the lid is broad 1 foot 20 inches, thick 2 inches, shown in plate No. 21 [fig. 2.189]. To starboard at C there is a bench, long1foot8inches,and themiddlebenchatletterA, long 1 foot 7 inches, through w hich passes the rudder , when it is being placed , and w hen shooting through theback,thebenchatb,tobothsides,canbelifted ,in which the gun carriages go; often a privy pipe is made in the bench at d , 6 inches from the side of the little stern timber, and 1 foot from the ship’ s side, below wide 4 1⁄2 inches, above wide 16 inches.
Often hatches can be seen in the oor of the cabin, through which the rudder is being placed , instead of having these benches, but in such a case, the ships over- hang aft considerably.
Inside the cabin, in the porch, there are often two treasuries, with a drawer in the upper one.
The framing of the berth, fore and aft, to port, they are thick 11⁄2 inches, and also the legs, the berth is long 5feet7inches,theforemost legstands1foot5inches from the ship’s side above, below 3 feet 5 inches, the af- termost from the side 1 foot 3 inches above, and below 3feet11⁄2 inches.Thebatten,whichareatthefootof the berth; through w hich go the ropes, are high 2 feet 2inches,theendsabovethat; arehigh3feet6inches,
(56 II 52) At No. 18 [fig. 2.187] a Cabin can be seen from the inside. AA Are posts on w hich pilaster are to come. bbb Are shel ves. C Arches. D Small lock ers. E is a small wine cellar . F A door of a cupboard , to store something inside. G A pass- through. At H the cabin door would be; here left out for lack of space. The posts arebroad3inches,thick11⁄2 inches.Thecabindoor,is wide 2 feet 3 inches, and the large wine cellar door wide 3 feet 6 inches, the lower shel ves of the treasury , come from the oor 4 feet, bb is high 3 feet 7 1⁄2 inches, the middle b is high 2 feet 7 inches, the pillars, or pilaster lyingontheposts,arebroad3inches,thick1 1⁄2 inches, met gestreeken fermetten [no English equivalent]. The door of the wine cellar , through which the wine is drawn,wide9inches,high1foot,thedoorF,wide1foot 8 inches, all stands from the cabin bulkhead 7 inches.
Above the door of the cabin, w hich is not shown here, lies an architrave, to close the door to.
And above all this paneling, comes a cornice, to ll the roundness of the roof.
Above these cupboards, often straigh t shelves are made against the bulkheads, with pillars, to store glasses
Figure 2.187. Plate XXXVIII. Inside the cabin athwartships.
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