CARLINGS AND LEDGERS.—To have
2 fore and aft Carlings between each
Beam 4 inches
by 3-1/2, and a Ledge 3-1/2 by 3 inches between
the Beams where
required. The Mast Carlings to be good English
Oak, 4 inches
thick, and 10 inches broad.
WALES AND BOTTOM PLANK.—The
Wales to be of English well-seasoned
Oak, 3 inches
thick, clear of all defects, with one strake of
2-1/2 inches thick
next under the Wales, and one bilge strake
of 2-1/2 inch
each side. The remainder of the Bottom to be full
2 inches thick
when worked, all of sound English Oak, except
the Garboard and
one next to it which may be of Elm; Plank to
work 16 feet long
with 6 feet shifts, and two strakes between
each Butt:
the first strake above the Wales to be 2 inches
thick, the remainder
2 inches, paint strake 2 inches.
SPIRKETTING.—The Spirketting to be 2 inches thick.
WATERWAYS.—The Waterways to
be of English Oak, 3 inches thick,
clear of Sap and
strakes, and not less than 6 inches broad in
any part.
PLANSHEER.—The Plansheer of
good English Oak, full 2 inches thick
when worked, and
to form the lower Port Sills.
SHELF PIECES.—The Shelf Pieces
to be fitted to the Timbers instead
of working it
over the Clamp, as heretofore, to be of good
sound English
Oak, 6 inches broad, 3-1/2 inches thick, and
bolted with 5/8
inch bolts, two feet apart, well clenched.
CLAMPS.—The Clamps to be of
good sound Oak, 8 inches broad and 2
inches thick,
fitted up to the under side of the Shelf Pieces.
CEILING.—To have two strakes
of 2 inch Oak on the Floor and lower
Futtock Heads,
both sides, and the Ceiling to be of 1-1/4 inch
Oak, all English,
as high as one foot above the lower Deck; the
remainder as high
as the clamp, to be of Red Pine, clear of Sap
and other defects,
3/4 inch thick.
CHANNELS.—The Main Channels
to be of the best English Oak, of
sufficient breadth,
to convey the rigging clear of the Weather
Cloth Rail, and
3-1/2 inches thick with 4 substantial
Chainplates with
Iron bound Dead-eyes complete, on each side.
The two lower
bolts in each plate to be 1 inch in diameter.
No
Bolt in the Chainplate
through the Channel as usual. The
Chainplates to
be let their thickness into the edge of the
Channel, and an
Iron plate 3 inches broad, and 3/8 inch thick,
secured over all
by Small Bolts 4-1/2 inches long.
PORTS.—To have 4 Ports on each
side properly spaced, and the Port
Lids hung with
Copper Hooks and Hinges.
BULWARK.—The Bulwark to be
of Baltic Red Pine 1 inch thick, to be
worked in narrow
strakes about 5 inches broad. The edges
grooved and tongued
together, and not lined as usual, except
from forward to
bow port.