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Figure 2.215. Plate XXXI. Kevel rail.
also be m ade part of the c onstruction. If so, they were bolted ontothetopof the railing above themizzen channels and had a sheave over which the sheets came inboard.
112. Apply the Kevel Rail, if necessary.
(56 I 6) The kevel rails are for bela ying ropes, A and B, in plate 12 [fig. 2.215] are kevels for it, their place in the ship is at the main frame.
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Below there is also one, and one above in the steering stand, where there are 5 stanchions, broad 2 1⁄2 inches, thick 2 inches, the railings 14 inches between them, broad3inches,thick11⁄2 inches,thetopsidecoinciding with the other railings, at the top, but this hance is 1 foot shorter than the other, on which it stands, and these are made in the wa y the cleat rail is made; the cleat rail is bolted to the stanchions; the others are nailed.
(91 I 40) 63. About the loose Railing, above the forecastle. 1. The Railing, above the fo recastle, broad 3 inches,
thick 11⁄2 inches, standing 9 inches above the pinrail. 2. The stanchions broad 3 inches, thick 2 inches.
(91 I 47) 64. About the Railing, above the Steering Stand. 1. This Railing long 12 feet, thick 1 1⁄2 inches, broad
3 inches.
2. Here are 5 stanchions, each broad 3 inches, thick
2 inches.
3. The railing stands 9 inches above the fe rail.
(89 II 28) 53. About the kevel rail.
1. The kevel rail, broad 5 inches, thick 3 inches.
2. The posts broad 4 inches, are numbered 56 to one
side, thick 21⁄2 inches.
3. The kevel rail, stands 15 inches from the sheer rail,
anditsupperfacecoincideswith thetopofthelower- most railings.
112. Apply the Kevel Rail, If Necessary
The kevel rail was the pl ank in the bulwark of the waist, onto which both midship k evels were mou nted. The “posts” that Witsen mentions are probably the tops of the top timbers, to which the pinrails were attached (see sec- tion 104, Pinrails).
113. And also the Railings above the Pinrails if required.
113. And Also the Railings above the Pinrails If Required
These railings stand athwartships and apparently could be left off (if we may interpret Witsen’s section title in this way). There are two of these railings: the first was placed forward on the forec astle, between the ends of the up- permost headrails, the other abo ve the steering st and. Witsen’s formulation is so vague in thi s respect that guesswork is inevitable.
114. Make the Chesstree.
(55 II22) Chesstree: isoutsideagainsttheship, through which goes the rope, named the tack: of whichtheshapeisshownintheplateNo.11[fig.2.217].
(89 II 42) There is a small railing above the pinrail , and is secured on stanchions; these stanchions are thick 2 inches, broad 3 inches, its foot standing on the wa- terboard,long12inches. Thereare7stanchions;the railingisbroad3inches,thick11⁄2 inches,andinheight leaving 9 inches in between them. At the end of the forecastle, the railing comes in 1 foot, toward the rear .
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