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<p> Besides the above there is another experimental Vessel upon the same <lb/> simple plan but much larger in its Dimensions designed only for — <lb/> fresh Water, and calculated chiefly for the Conveyance of Timber. It consists<lb/> of 5 Links three of them Hollow and the other two solid composed of — <lb/> Timbers packed up together into a Mass of the same Breadth as the — <lb/>Hollow Links and designed to sink in the Water to the same depth. These<lb/> solid ones being built at a different place from the others, I did not<lb/> see them. —</p> <p> <!-- above the figures --> Feet<lb/> Breadth of all the Links — 32<lb/> Length of ) Middle Link 70<lb/> the ) Fore & aft Links — 51</p> <!-- to the right of preceding table --> <p> The Hollow Links were to hold planks.<lb/> It was not in readiness to accompany — <lb/>my Brother but was to set off after him from <lb/>a place at some distance from hence, as <lb/>yesterday. —</p> <p>Of the Number of Oars to these Vulgar Vessels I cannot speak with <lb/> any certainty, my attention having been so much taken up with the — <lb/>Imperial one, the actual Number was limited by the Number of Hands<lb/> that could be spared: but double Rows could be stowed the whole —<lb/> length the habitable and stowage part being under Deck.</p> | |||
<p> I should never have done if I attempted the describing all the —<lb/> subordinate Contrivances — for these Vessels differ from all others in almost<lb/> every particular that can be imagined, for example instead of a large<lb/> Mast as in common — two Slender Masts forming a Triangle with a thick<lb/> Rope that stays them. Of the two Rudders which the Sea Vermicular<lb/> and Timber Vermicular are each provided with one at the Head the<lb/> other at the Tail in one I forget which the Staff is set down in the<lb/> Middle</p> | |||
Besides the above there is another experimental Vessel upon the same
simple plan but much larger in its Dimensions designed only for —
fresh Water, and calculated chiefly for the Conveyance of Timber. It consists
of 5 Links three of them Hollow and the other two solid composed of —
Timbers packed up together into a Mass of the same Breadth as the —
Hollow Links and designed to sink in the Water to the same depth. These
solid ones being built at a different place from the others, I did not
see them. —
Feet
Breadth of all the Links — 32
Length of ) Middle Link 70
the ) Fore & aft Links — 51
The Hollow Links were to hold planks.
It was not in readiness to accompany —
my Brother but was to set off after him from
a place at some distance from hence, as
yesterday. —
Of the Number of Oars to these Vulgar Vessels I cannot speak with
any certainty, my attention having been so much taken up with the —
Imperial one, the actual Number was limited by the Number of Hands
that could be spared: but double Rows could be stowed the whole —
length the habitable and stowage part being under Deck.
I should never have done if I attempted the describing all the —
subordinate Contrivances — for these Vessels differ from all others in almost
every particular that can be imagined, for example instead of a large
Mast as in common — two Slender Masts forming a Triangle with a thick
Rope that stays them. Of the two Rudders which the Sea Vermicular
and Timber Vermicular are each provided with one at the Head the
other at the Tail in one I forget which the Staff is set down in the
Middle
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