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Chapter Two
To descend onto the lower dec k there were also fi ve ladders: two abaft the st eering stand bulkhead, two in- side the forecastle, and one before the main mast.
Access into the hold was by means of a pillar notc hed with steps at the m ain hatch as well as steps fastened against the bulkheads of the boatswain’s store, peak, and bread room.
In a ship of 130 feet length, wide 32 feet, deep 13 feet, there are 55000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 9000 pounds of nails.
In a ship of 126 feet length, wide 31 feet, and deep 12 feet: there are 50000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 7500 pounds of nails.
In a ship of 121 feet length, wide 30 feet, and deep 12 feet, there are 40000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 5000 pounds of nails.
In a ship of 103 feet length, wide 2 5 feet, and deep 10 feet, there are 34000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 4300 pounds of nails.
In a ship of 100 feet length, wide 24 feet, and deep 10 feet: there are 30000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 4000 pounds of nails.
(71 II 1)
124. Bolts and Nails 34. About the Bolts.
1. The bolts, in a ship of 120 feet, are 1 inch thick, more or less.
35. About the Nails.
1. The nails for this ship, are 1 1⁄4 inch. 100 feet of
the ship’s length gives 1 inch thickness. . ..
(279 I 22) Holland nails made from Swedish iron, are considered the best, those from Liège follow in qual- ity. But to make known, what weight of iron is used in ships, here follows a short notice on the iron, on ships of speci c size.
In a ship of 150 feet length, wide 381⁄2 feet, deep 15 feet, there are 80000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 15000 pounds of nails.
In a ship of 140 feet length, wide 37, deep 131⁄2 feet, there are 70000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 13000 pounds of nails.
In a ship of 136 feet length, wide 34 feet, deep 13 feet, there are 66000 pounds of ironwork.
And about 11000 pounds of nails.
(93 II 24 ) The bolts are an ample inch thick, the nails 5 inches thick.
The nails, w here they are applied , must be half as long as the wood is thick.
(59 II 45) the bolts in the heart of the ship, are 1 inch thick. The nails thick 11⁄4 inches. The nails 7, 8 to 9 inches. The bolts thick 1⁄4 inch at the top.
(279 I 3)
needed:
21000 13800 8000
6000
7000 13000
32000 22000
To fully build the ship I propose would be
pounds thumbnails.
pounds staples or cramps.
pounds double medium-size nails and dri- elingen [nails that were 6 inches long]. pounds single medium-size nails and drielingen.
pounds scarf irons.
pounds bulkhead nails [nails for bulk- heads, about 4 centimeters long and with a flat head; 1,000 weighed 7 pounds] and round-headers.
pounds countersunk nails.
pounds lead and slate nails and ley-nagels [no English equivalent].
Furthermore some stelspijk ers [double-headed nails for easy removal], bolts with heads, pivots and rings: bolts with turning rings, ringed and rag bolts. Of which to tell where and for what purpose they are used, would be too circumstan tial a story . The Master car- penters are fully acquainted with it.
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