Now draw in the taffrail and upper part of the quarter•piece, which unite in one view at the aide. Set up 3 feet a bove the upper side of the round-house, at the middle stern-timber, and draw a line to the sheer, which will be the upper side of the taffrail ; then draw a line 3 inches abaft the middle timber, and pa rallel to it, which will be the aft side of the taffrail birthing ; then set up the side stern-timber on its rake, 3 feet above the breast rail, for the cove, or arching, of the quarter-piece ; then from the under side of the taffrail, which may be about 1} inch below • the tinder side of the round house transom, draw a curve to the truss mullion on the side-stern timber, then set down two feet below the upper side of the taffrail, and from thence draw an other curve, to break in with the former at the truss munion, which represent the tafl'rail cove rail ; then set up five feet a bove the breast rail, at the side stern tim ber on the rake, and finish the upper part of the to this height by a round parallel to that at the cove : then draw a curve from the aft side of the taffrail down to 3 inches abaft the upper part of the quarter-piece at the side tim ber, and another curve, parallel before it, to the siding of the quarter-piece, and the stern will be complete.
The rudder now remains to be drawn in the sheer plan, which represenis its breadth, and how it is attached to the stern•post. Set up from the upper edge of the keel 19 feet 6 inches for the lower hance, which is generally kept a little a bove the load water line ; then set up 25 feet for the upper hance ; then set aft, from the aft side of the stern-post, its breadth at the keel, which is 5 feet 8 inches, and at the lower fiance 4 feet ; then draw a line to those two breadths, and a parallel line 3 inches abaft it for the back, and the rudder is formed below the lower hance, except the heel, which at the fore side may come as low clown as the middle of the main keel, and cut off with a line 4 inches short of that at the aft side, below which is fixed a sole, equal in depth to the false keel : this is to prevent it striking, if the ship touches the ground. Then draw a moulding at the lower hance, so as to reduce the breadth to 3 feet 4 inches ; then set aft 3 feet at the upper hanee, and join the two last breadths by a straight line ; then re duce the upper hance, with an ogee moulding, to 2 feet 6 inches; then set off 2 feet 4 inches, the breadth at the head ; now the head must run up high enough to take a tiller above the upper deck ; therefore set up above the deck 3 feet, and continue upwards the aft side of the stern-post, which will represent the fore side of the rudder; then set aft the breadth of the head as above, and join it with a straight line to the breadth at the upper hance, and the aft side of the rud der will be represented. The pintles and braces may next be drawn ; and as the straps of the upper brace must come round the head of the standard on the gun deck, and, meeting in the middle, become a double security to the brace, therefore its under side may be about 3 inches above the upper side of the wing transom : then fix the under side of the lower brace about 8 inches above the up. per side of the keel ; then the others, which are five in number, may be placed at equal distances between the upper and lower braces; their length may be repre sented by setting off, before the aft side of the post, the length of the lower brace, which is 7 feet, and the second brace, which is 4 feet 6 inches; then, by drawing a line to these two, the interme diate ones will be governed by it; then set up the breadth of the straps, which is 41 inches, drawing them parallel to the lengths above mentioned, and square from the aft side of the post. The pin
tles are next drawn 41 inches, the breadth of the straps, immediately above the braces, and parallel thereto, across the rudder, and extend within two inches of the back. The pintles are 34. inches in diameter, and 13 inches long, except the lower one, which is 15 inches long.
The steps of the side being mentioned, we will describe their situation. Before we can say the sheer draught is complete, the steps must be fixed to the at the fore part of the main drift, and in length what the distance between the ports will admit; they are generally placed five inches asunder, and 6 inches deep, and continued from 11 inches below the top of the side to the upper edge of the lower or main wales.
The cliestree may be also drawn, which must be placed at a 'proper dis tance before the main-mast, for hauling home the main tack ; therefore place it the most convenient abaft the break of the forecastle which in this ship is 5 feet ; it is sided 10 inches at the upper part or top of the side, and taper to six inches at the lower part or upper edge of the channel wales.
Lastly, the anchor-lining is a birthing of three inch plank, projecting from a bol ster on the side, at the upper edge of the channel wales, to the outside of the fore channel, and is to convey the peak of the anchor on to the plank sheer, to stow it clear of the side ; and as it determines the length of the fore channel, it should al. ways be drawn on the sheer plan by a radius equal to the length of the anchor from the ring to the peak of the fluke, al lowing for the cat•block at the outer end of the cat-head ; and the lining should be so placed up the side, that the peak of the anchor may sweep up the middle of it : the foreside is finished agreeably to this sweep, and the aft side is shown per pendicular.
The cat-block may be likewise drawn abaft the main rail of the head, and the timber-head adjoining upon the plank sheer of the forecastle, and the sheer draught may be said to be completed.
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