The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-14
CUSTOM HOUSE,

Nor1olk, 9th May, 1886.
- at ,his Office until y O'Clock on wEDNES-
DAY, the goth instant, for building and fitting a
FLOATING LIGHT VESSEL. Of the bnrthen OF
about seventy tons, for the Crancy Island sta
ton, agreeaby to model to be furnished upon en-
tering into the contract, and of materials cores
pondlng to the following dimensions ond specfca
Length on deck, sixty nine feet.
Breadth, moulded, seventeen feet six inches.
! Deoth oil hold, six feet, six inches-round of main
deck, seven inches.
Dead rise, to half floor, fifteen inches.
Keel, OF white oak, sided nine inches twenty
inches deep amidships, taperiDg fore and aft to
Keelson. of white oak, twelve inches square.
| Dead wood fore and aft. of live oak or locust to
side nine inches, to be bolted with copper. three
quarters of an inch in diameter
Stern Post Knee of live oak, bolcd with copper.
three iSurhs OF an inch in diameter three bolts in
the body, and three in the arm, to be riveted un-
der the keel, and on the aft side of the stern post
The main and inner stern post Of live oak or To-
| Gust, to side nine inches ~
Apron OF live oak or locust, to side eleven inch.
es Dotted with "copper" three fourths of an inch in
| diameter.
Floor tirsber of white oak, to moud.c eight inches
az the four heads, the futtocks and top timbe,s of
hve oak, locust or red cedar, to mould five and a
hall inches at tho plank sheer, to be complctely
framed and bolted with iron. Every other floor
! timber to be bolted through the keel With c,nne,
three quarters of an inch in dia meter
The alternate floor timbers TO to be bolted after
inc keclson IS fitted, with copper bolts of the same
|
| inc main transom or hook, of live oak or locust
boltcd with two copper bolts to the stern post, of
.hree quarters OF an inch in diameter. Two hooks
are required, forward and a f. secured with seven
copper bolts in each hook, of three quarters of an
| inch in diameter. The knight heads and bause
pieces OF live oak or locust to side eight inches
The wales, fonr in number, three inches thick
ABOUT seven inches wide, fairly and grad ually d-
minished TO the bottom plank of two and a half i'm
ches thick, OF white oak to be fastened with three
copper or composition spikes six inches in len 9Th
and one copper bolt of five Fights of an incl IN
diameter, driven through and riveted on the inside
OF each frame, comprising tho two timbers, and
from the wales to the keel, the bottom planks To
be fastened in the same manner
No trecnails are to be uscd.
Butt and Hooden end bolts of copper three omar
ters OF an inch in diameter.
Two chain plates to be fitted on each side.
Plank sheer, of yellow pine, three inches thick,
plugged.
An open waist of yellow pine, one inch in thick
The clamps of yellow, pine. six by IL inches
square, and four diagonal white oak knees on each
side, fastened with copper bolts, through the side
| three quarters of an inch in diameter
Inc beams OF heart yellow pine, white oak,
| tour feet asunder, and four knees to each beam
| moulded ten and sided six inches.
! The BowsPrit, ten feet out board, and sixteen
inches In diameter.
The masts, double, forty five feet long nj inch
es square, and three feet apart fore and aft of hear
! yellow pine.
| The Deck planks, of white pine. three ipches
| thick, fastened with iron spikes and plugged
The crcling plank, of yellow pine, two inches
thick, fastened with iron. The Berth deck plank
| OF yellow pine, two inches thick.
The cat heads of white oak.
salt stops to be placed, fore and aft, eighteen
inches below the plank sheer
-Four cranes for the quarter boats are rcouired
and a capstan or windlass, Bellfry or Gallows'
| for Bell of two hundred pounds, and camhoosc
oil sufficient size for the accommodation of six ner
sons with a platform covered with zinc Two com
mon pumps are required
| The oakum in the wales and bottom blanks Is IA
be haused home to about half an inch of the inner
| edge of the seams.
Ihe vessel is to be coppered TO one foot above
| load water line, with twenty four OF. copper
"A trunk cabin, to be finished with seasoned white
pine, furnished with berths, lockers, and shelves
| Tor six persons.
ing room large enough to contain eight double tin
canisters Of fifty gallons each.
Batens are to be placed on the ceiling TO keer
| the ballast two inches above the planks
The arrangement of the Deck and trunk of ca bin
| together with the hause pipes, windlass bits
hatchways, scuttles, sky-lights, gangway la dders
carlls, cleats and deck bolts to be comolete and
placed as may be directed.
The vessel to be compctcly painted, inboat I'd and
outooard, with three coats of good paint to be com
pleted 10 the satisfaction of the collector or of such
person as he shall appoint superintend the work
and delivered at the port of Norfolk on the LIST dav
OIL october next, or sooner if possible; and before
amy payment shall be made upon the contract
May7. SUM- IF LIGHTS
NOTICE.