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Figure 2.191. Plate XLI
feet as that is high, as man y inches thou shalt tak e, for the rake of the main mast. The step below , make ve and a half feet aft of the middle. W hen placing
the masts, they are raised with sheer h ulks or hoists, and are made to descend downward along a perpen- dicular, as t. A [in fig. 2.191] is the main deck [. . .] B the keelson. C the main step. A is also the middle of thepartner,andfromtherea plumblineislowered onto B, and then again from B to C as man y inches aremeasured,asitishighinfeetfromBtoA.Andthis is taken for the rak e of the mast. The mizzenmast is made to rake equally. The fore step, make for the en- tire height between the two, two inches for ward. A is the fore partner. B is the fore step. In the round circle, the mast will stand , and in the edged C, the lower end of the mast stands, and this is called the step. D is called the hole of the partner.
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(71 I 30) 32. About the Steps.
1. The Ship having been divided in to 51⁄2, from be- hind, so place the mizzenmast on the rst part, and on the third part the main mast, and on the fth part the foremast.
2. In the hold the main mast should rak e 1 foot 8 inches for every 10 feet depth.
3. The foremast rak es 2 inches to 10 feet or stands right up.
4. The mizzenmast rakes 1 inch to 10 feet.
Figure 2.193. partner.
(above) Plate XXII. Mainmast partner, foremast
How Ships Are Built in Holland Today
Figure 2.192. Plate XLI
(79 II 3) The main partner is long 5 feet 3 inches, broad 4 feet 7 inches, thick 6 inches.
(79 II 27) The partner up on the forecastle or in the forecastle, long 151⁄2 feet, broad 31⁄2, thick 41⁄2 inches: the fore side of the hole lies 10 feet from the breasthook: the hole is wide 1 foot 8 1⁄2 inches, and rakes backward 3 inches in the partner.
93. Make the Partners Ready
The partners of the main and foremast were much broader than those of the capstan and the mizzenmast. Each con- sisted of two broad planks with a hole in the middle, into which the mast fitted.
The fore partner was situated in the forecastle between the bitt knees, and the bowsprit heel rested on it . This
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