King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 eBook

Edward Keble Chatterton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 351 pages of information about King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855.

King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855 eBook

Edward Keble Chatterton
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 351 pages of information about King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855.

  ROUGHTREE RAIL.—­To be of good clean, straight grained Oak 4-1/2
      inches broad, and 2-1/4 deep, to be fitted with a sufficient
      number of Iron Stantions 2-6/8 inches long, with Oak Rail 2
      inches square for Weather Cloths.  The Roughtree Rail to be 2
      feet high from Deck.

  DECK.—­The Upper Deck to be of the best Baltic Red Pine, full 2
      inches thick when worked, clear of Sap, strakes, &c., and not
      more than 5 inches broad each plank.  The plank under, and
      between the Bitts Knees, to be English Oak 2-1/2 inches thick,
      the whole to be fastened with Copper Nails of sufficient
      length.

  BITTS.—­The Bowsprit Bitts to run down to the Ceiling, with a Bolt
      in the Keel of each, and so placed that the Bowsprit may be run
      aft clear of the Mast Larboard Side.  Size of the Bitts at the
      head fore and aft 7 inches, thwartships 6 inches, and to be the
      same size at lower part of Deck, with a regular taper to heel. 
      The Windlass Bitts to be sided 7 inches, and left broad and
      high enough above the Deck to admit of a Patent Pinion Cog, and
      Multiplying Wheels to be fitted to Windlass, with Crank,
      Handles, &c.  To have good and sufficient Knees to all the
      Bitts.  The Bowsprit Bitt Knees sided 6 inches, Windlass Bitt
      Knees sided 5 inches.

  WINDLASS.—­The Barrel of the Windlass to be of good sound English
      Oak, clear of all defects, diameter in the middle 10 inches,
      and fitted with Patent Iron Palls, with two hoops on each end,
      and seasoned Elm Whelps 2-1/2 inches thick, hollowed in the
      middle for Chain Cable 14 inches long, taking care that it
      leads far from the Hawse Holes, to have 6 Iron Plates let into
      the Angles of the Whelps.  The Iron Spindle to be 2 inches
      Diameter, and to let into the Barrel of the Windlass 12 inches,
      and to be fitted with Pinion, Cog, and Multiplying Wheels and
      Crank Handles, to have two Windlass ends not more than a foot
      long each; care must be taken not to cut the Handspike holes
      where the Chain Cable works.

  SCUPPERS.—­To have 2 oval Lead Scuppers, each side, 3 by 1-3/4 inch
      in the clear.

  EYE PLATES.—­To have two stout Iron Eye Plates, both sides forward
      for Bowsprit, Shrouds, &c. with two Bolts in each, and three
      Plates both sides for Runners and Tackles aft, the Eyes to
      reach up to the top of Roughtree Rail, and to have a good
      strong Iron Hanging Knee each side to the Beams abreast the
      Runners.

  HATCHWAYS.—­The Main Hatchway to be 4 feet broad and 3 feet fore
      and aft in the clear.  The Combins 3 inches thick and 11 inches
      broad, let down on Carlings 3 inches thick and 4-1/2 inches
      broad.

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