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(106 II 50) A Yacht made, named de Brack, Anno 1631, November the 10th.
Long 91 and 1⁄2 feet across stem and stern, wide 21 feet between the planking, deep 8 and 1⁄2 feet at deck level. One deck above that 5 and 1⁄2 feet high in the sides. The sternpost 13 and 1⁄2 feet high, thick 10 inches, at the back thick 5 and 1⁄2 inches, or 6 inches, raking 3 feet. The wing transom is 12 feet long, curving one foot, deep 10 inches. The
tuck is raised 7 feet from the k eel. The stem is 13 feet high in the righ t angle, raking 17 feet. The bottom is 14 feet wide, rising 10 inches, the turn of the bilge planked 4 feet deep, the top of the turn of the bilge there wide 19 feet. The oor timbers 6 inches thick. 5 inches at the bilge planking. At the master ribband 4 and 1⁄2 inches. The planking of Hamburg planks. The k eel is 12 inches deep, and 14 inches wide at the midbody.
Figure 3.15. Preliminary drawings of the yacht Brack. Left: The stem derived from the contract data. A is the height of the stem,
B the extent of its raking, and C the perpendicular on the diagonal going from the keel to the top of the stem. Where C crosses the vertical, one places the compasses and draws the circle. Center: The sternpost derived from the contract data. A is the height of the sternpost, B the extent of raking, C the wing transom, D the tuck, and E a stern timber. Right: Reconstruction of the main frame. A is the height and width of the bottom, B the bilge planking, C the height of the master ribband or height of breadth, and D the height of the main deck. (Drawing by A. J. Hoving)
Figure 3.16. The keel has been laid and the stem and sternpost have been raised. The transoms still have to be applied in the tuck. (Courtesy Cees
de Jonge, The Visual Art Box)
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