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How Ships Are Built in Holland Today
(172 II 13) Arrangement of a Boat, according to my Father’s settlement.
An able boat will be long between stem and sternpost 32 feet , wide 8 feet 9 inches, the bottom long 25 feet 51⁄2 inches, the bottom wide 5 feet 3 inches, thick 2 inches, the oor timbers are thick 2 inches, wide 3 inches, are separated 1 foot 5 1⁄2 inches.
The stemishigh6feet5in.rak es 4feet9 inches, upward wide 13 inches, downward wide 10 inches, and inside thick 4 inches, on the fore side of the foot thick 3 inches.
The Sternpost high 5 feet 9 inches, rak es 1 foot 10 inches, down ward wide 2 feet, upward wide 1 foot, inside thick 7 inches, outside thick 11⁄2 inches.
The boat is deep at the underside of the wale 2 feet 3 inches, wide there 8 feet 9 inches: eleven feet from the fore perpendicular comes the lee- board bollard; where it is deep 3 feet 1⁄2 inch, wide 8 feet 21⁄2 inches.
On the aft bench, wide 7 feet 8 inches, deep 3 feet 1 inch, and measuring 1⁄2 foot from the stern- post deep 6 feet 6 inches.
The bilge futtocks are from each other 16 inches, thick 3 inches and 1⁄2, wide 3 inches.
The bollards from each other 6 inches, are on the stem 2 feet.
The Back Bench is wide 8 inches, thick 3 inches and its front side is 8 feet from the sternpost.
The Stringer is wide 12 1⁄2 inches, thick 1 3⁄4 inches.
TheWindlassis11⁄2 feetfromthecenter,abit backward in the stringer.
The Mast thwart thick 3 inches, wide 1 1⁄2 feet, on both ends wide 13 inches, and is roundish on the fore side.
The hole in which the Mast stands is wide 6 1⁄2 inches, and deep 6 inches.
The mast step is wide 4 inches and 3⁄4.
The Tabernacle thick 1 inch.
The Keelson is wide in the middle 18 in., on
the aft side wide 12 inches, thick 2 inches.
There are 18 Frames, and one on the aft side of
the bollard, 19 together.
The ring on the Stem is wide 71⁄2 inches. Through every frame a Bolt goes in to the
Wale.
The middle of the W ale wide 6 inches, thick 4inches,aftwide21⁄2 in.,thick3inches,aforea little bit more, rises 2 feet forward, 21⁄2 feet back- ward.
The Gunwale wide 4 inches, thick 3 inches.
The sheer rail thick 1 inch, between the two waleswideaft23⁄4 inches,inthemiddle3inches and 1⁄2.
There are 7 pairs of row cleats, 5 behind the mast, 2 fore: the holes wide 7 inches. On the front side of the leeboard Bollard, there will be a staple, which holds the rope.
The lowermost gudgeon on the stern, comes onefootfromtheheel: theuppermost13inches below the top.
(173 II 18) Contracts of Boats and Sloops, built by the renowned Shipwright
Dirck Raven. A Keelboat.
Long 40 or 41 feet, wide 10 feet, deep at its highest side 4 feet: the stem high 6 1⁄2 feet, rakes 7 feet, is thick 6 inches: the sternpost high 6 3⁄4 inches, rakes 11⁄2 feet: the Transom long 61⁄2 feet, theTuckstandsat3feet,thebottomiswide7 1⁄2 feet: the k eel deep 6 inches, wide 9 inches, the Futtocksdeep41⁄2 inches,arefromeachother9 inches.
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(138 II 42) Spritsail
A Spritsail on a boat of 18 or 19 feet, should be wide upward 31⁄2 cloths, downward 4 cloths, deep 73⁄4 ells,andafore63⁄4 ells.TheMizzen’slower ends reach a little bit past the Yard, which is to be attached even easier, also because the narrowness there needs no wood to stand sti , but stretched enoughbytheropeandcanbeheld .Theholes in the Spritsails are to get rid of the water if the Bowsprit bucks too much and the Sail scoops wa- ter at stormy weather.
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(169 II 40) After this follows the Sloop, with a most perfect drawing [ fig. 2.235] of the same. Also some Contracts of boats and Sloops built by the renowned Master Shipbuilder here in town.
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