 ... and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the gunwale. The cork on the outside is secured with thin plates or slips of copper, and the boat is fastened with copper nails. The thwarts, or seats,...  Putnam's Home Cyclopedia ... - Page 309by G.P. Putnam & Co - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Drawing - 1817 - 902 pages
...thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the topa tittle without the gun «ale. The cork on the outside is secured with thin plates...fastened with copper nails. The thwarts, or seats, ;ire five in number, double banked, coneeqnently the boat may be rowed with ten oars. The thwarts are... | |
 | John Campbell - Great Britain - 1817 - 562 pages
...cork, to the depth of sixteen inches downward ; and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the...the outside, is secured with thin plates or slips ef copper, and the boat is fastened with copper nails. The thwarts, or seats, are five in number, double-banked,... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 370 pages
...cork, to the depth of sixteen inches downwards; and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the...nails. The thwarts, or seats, are five in number, double banked ; consequently, the boat may be rowed with tea oars. The boat is steered with an oar... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 376 pages
...cork, to the depth of sixteen inches downwards; and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the...cork on the outside is secured with thin plates, or slipm of copper, and the boat is fastened with copper nails. The thwarts, or seats, are five in number,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Curiosities and wonders - 1821 - 768 pages
...outside is three inches thick, and cased with layers of cork to the depth of sixteen inches downwards. The cork on the outside is secured with thin plates...nails. The thwarts, or seats, are five in number, double banked, consequently the boat may be rowed with ten oars. The boat is steered with an oar at... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Wonder - 1821 - 788 pages
...mrhes thick, and cased with layers of cork to the lepth of sixteen inches downwards. The cork on llie outside is secured with thin plates or slips of copper, and the boat is fastened with copper nails. The th wnrt«, or seats are five m number, double banked, consequently the boat nay be rowed with ten oars.... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 856 pages
...of cork, to the depth of 1 6 inches downward ; and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the gunwale ; the cork on the outside is secured frith thin plates or slips of copper, and the boat is fastened with copper nails ; the thwarts (or... | |
 | Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - Agriculture - 1825 - 892 pages
...cork, to the depth of sixteen inches downward ; and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the...nails. The thwarts, or seats, are five in number, double banked, consequently the boat may be rowed with ten oars. The thwarts are firmly stanchioned.... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - Shipbuilding - 1826 - 164 pages
...cork, to the depth of sixteen inches downwards ; and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the...five in number, double-banked; consequently the boat maybe rowed with ten oars. The thwarts are firmly stanchioned. The side oars are short, with iron tholes... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 832 pages
...cork to the depth of sixteen inches downwards; and the thickness of this casing of cork being four inches, it projects at the top a little without the...gunwale. The cork on the outside is secured with thin plate, or slips of copper, and the boat is fastened with copper nails. The thwarts, or seats, are five... | |
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