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.

  LADDERS.—­To have a Main Hatch, Fore Hatch, and Cabin Ladder
      complete.

  CLEATS.—­To be fitted complete, with all Cleats, Cavels, Snatch
      Cleats with Shieves, Brass coated Belaying Cleats, and Racks
      with Belaying Pins, &c., and an Iron Crutch on Taffrail for the
      Boom.

  FASTENINGS.—­The whole of the Plank to be fastened with good well
      seasoned Treenails, and one 1/2 inch Copper Bolt in every Butt
      from the Keel up to the Wales, to go through and clench on a
      Ring on the Ceiling, and the Treenails drove through the
      Ceiling, wedged on the inside and caulked outside.

  RING AND EYE BOLTS.—­To be fitted with all necessary Ring and Eye
      Bolts, as customary for a Revenue Cruiser.

  LEGS.—­To have 2 substantial Oak Legs properly fitted.

  PAINT.—­The whole of the Wood Work inside and out to have three
      coats of the best Paint, well put on.

  HULL.—­The Hull to be completed in every respect as a Revenue
      Cruiser of the 3rd Class, and all Materials found by the
      Contractor, except Copper Sheathing for the Bottom and
      Water-Closets, with all Shipwrights’, Caulkers’, Joiners’,
      Blacksmiths’, Copper-smiths’, Braziers’, Glaziers’, Plumbers’
      and Painters’ work.

  CATHEAD.—­To have an Iron Cathead with two Shieves strong enough to
      cat the Anchor, and fitted both sides.

  COCK.—­To have a Stop Cock fitted forward under the Lower Deck, to
      let in Water occasionally.

  WATER-CLOSET.—­To have a Patent Water-Closet of Danton’s fitted
      below, and a Round-house on Deck, aft Starboard side complete,
      with a Pantry for meat, the Larboard side to correspond with
      the Round-house, and a Poop Deck between both, nailed with
      Copper Nails; also a seat of ease on the Larboard side forward
      for the Crew, with Lead Pipe to water edge; the whole of the
      Locks throughout to be Brass and Brass Works.

  AIR OPENINGS.—­An inch opening to be left all fore and aft under
      the Clamp both sides, also in the Ceiling between the Lower
      Deck Beams, and another in the upper part of the Bins, and one
      inch auger hole bored between the Timbers in the run aft and
      forward where lists cannot be left out, also a hole of one inch
      in all the Timbers, fore and aft, to admit air, and those holes
      seared with a hot iron; all Chocks for securing the frame
      Timbers together are to be split out before the bottom Plank is
      worked.

  The Cutter to remain in frame for one Month before closed in, then
      when the outside Plank is worked and all the Sap taken off the
      Timbers, and before the Ceiling is worked, to give the Timbers
      a good coat of Stockholm Tar.

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