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Chapter Two
Figure 2.69. Ceiling planks in the wreck of a seventeenth-century trader. Apparently the builder was not very careful in the choice and the neatness of his material. (Photograph by A. J. Hoving)
Figure 2.70. Plate XXI. Deck clamp and its joint.
32. On This the Futtocks Are Leveled, Where the Deck Clamp Is Fastened
Menstoodonthisscaffoldingtoduboff orfairthefut- tocks where the deck clamp was fastened. It was impor- tant for the deck clamp to join all the futtocks well in the same way as the bilge ceiling.
30. Fit the Ceiling in the Bilges
The bilge stringers were planks fitted internally in the turn of the bil ge. Often they were somewh at thicker than the outer planking because the turn of the bilge was consid- ered a vulnerable spot. They did not continue all the way up to the stem. The other, slightly thinner ceiling planking above it did continue forward.
31. Make the sca olding to raise the beams.
31. Make the Scaffolding to Raise the Beams
This scaffolding was constructed inside the ship to allow workers to reach the level where the deck clamp was to be fixed (see fig. 2.62).
32. On this the Futtocks are leveled, where the deck clamp is fastened.
(55 II 31)
beam lie.
(68 I 17)
33. Fasten the Deck Clamp.
Deck clamps are planks, in w hich the deck . ..
About the Deck clamp.
14. About the deck clamp in the hold.
1. For the thickness of the deck clamp, tak e 1⁄2 the thicknessoftheinsideofthestem,lik e10inches,5 inches.
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(152 I 37) When applying the Deck clamp, then the height where the Deck clamp is planned should rst be faired, then the Deck clamp is fastened with a bevel scarf [Witsen says plat lasch (plat las, flat scarf)] with
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(74 II 20) 11. [ceiling planks].
1. The bilge stringer, broad 1 foot 8 inches 2. Thick 41⁄2 inches.
3. The other ceiling planks thick 4 inches. 4. Broad 1 foot 10 inches.