American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 11Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 - Natural history |
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... transom knee , & c . It will also ap- pear evident , that the distance between each port in the clear must contain space sufficient for two frame timbers and the filling timbers between , and the room or openings between the timbers ...
... transom knee , & c . It will also ap- pear evident , that the distance between each port in the clear must contain space sufficient for two frame timbers and the filling timbers between , and the room or openings between the timbers ...
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... transom , to a perpendicular or square at the height of the upper deck ( and middle deck of three decked ships ) from the fore - part of the stern . The only difference in merchant ships is to take this length as before , from the back ...
... transom , to a perpendicular or square at the height of the upper deck ( and middle deck of three decked ships ) from the fore - part of the stern . The only difference in merchant ships is to take this length as before , from the back ...
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... transom on that line abaft the perpendicular , set off 23 inches ; then a straight line drawn through those two spots will represent the aft - side of the stern - post ; then from the aft - side of the stern - post , set forward on the ...
... transom on that line abaft the perpendicular , set off 23 inches ; then a straight line drawn through those two spots will represent the aft - side of the stern - post ; then from the aft - side of the stern - post , set forward on the ...
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... transom , which is 2 feet 2 inches below the upper side of the wing transom ; from thence it is to taper with a straight line , to 7 inches on the upper side of the keel . Then the half thickness of the post may be taken at each water ...
... transom , which is 2 feet 2 inches below the upper side of the wing transom ; from thence it is to taper with a straight line , to 7 inches on the upper side of the keel . Then the half thickness of the post may be taken at each water ...
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... transoms , the wing transoms must be drawn in the half breadth plan ; thus set off from the middle line ; in the half SHIP BUILDING .
... transoms , the wing transoms must be drawn in the half breadth plan ; thus set off from the middle line ; in the half SHIP BUILDING .
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