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(267 I 4 1) Square and angular ships are weak, and when they pound, they easily crack.
(150 II 47) When the turn of the bilge is plank ed, lay the Tingel against the Keel; usually it is laid somewhat farther from the k eel, than the k eel rises above the garboard strake, and this is called the Limber hole, or Watercourse, as can be seen at l on the plate at V [fig. 2.46].
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(55 II 1) Tingel [. . .] is a length of wood, between the keel and the rst plank at the k eel, to level the bot- tom; here a hole is left open, through which the water runs.
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(269 I 2 1) The Tingels, near the k eel, are strips of wood, with which the watercourse on the oor is de- termined, serving also to obtain a level bottom.
Figure 2.56.
Plate XLI
How Ships Are Built in Holland Today
Figure 2.55. The hull is widened on both sides with the planking of the turn of the bilges, for which the bilge futtocks dictate the shape. (Courtesy G. A. de Weerdt)
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