The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-26
CUSTO NJ HOUSE,

Norfolk, 9th E1ay, 1876.
EALED PROPOSALS will be received
at this Once until IL O'clock WEDNES-
| DAY, the 9th instant, for build ne and fitting !,
| FLOATING LIGHT VESSEL. OF the burthen of
about seventy-two tons, for the Craney Island sta
ton, agreeably to model to be fur nished upon en-
tering into the contract, and of IN aieias CORES
ponding to the following dimensions ond specifica.
| Length on deck, sixty nine feet.
Breadth: moulded, seventeen feet, six inches
Debth Of hold six feet six inchcs-round of mai,
deck, seven inches.
Dead rise, to half floor, fifteen inches.
Keel, OF white oak, sided nine inches twenty
inches deep andships, taperine fore and aft To
| Twelve inches. b;
Keeleon. of white oak, twelve inches square.
Dead wood. fore and aft, of live oak, locust to
side nine inches, to be bolted with copper three
quarters of an inch in diameter.
Stern Post Knee of live oak, boted with copper ,
three iourths of an inch in diameter three bolts in
the body and three in the arm, to be rivetted un-
der the keel, and the aft side of the stern post
The main and inner stern post of live. GA or To-
Gust, to side nine inches.
Apron of live oak or locust to side eleven inch
es, boted with copper, three fourths of inch in
diameter.
! Floor timber of white oak to mould eight inches
at the four heads, the uttocks and top timbers of
live oak, locust red cedar, to mould five and
half inches at the plank sheer, to be completely
framed and boled with iron. Every other floor
timber TO be bolted through the keel with copper
| three quarters of an inch in diameter.
The alternate floor timbers to to be bolted after
the kecleon is fitted, with copper bolts of the sa me
| diameter, and riveted under the keel.
| The main transom or hook, live oak or locust,
ooited with two copper bolts to the post, of
three quarters of an inch in diameter. Two hooks
| are required forward and aft, secured with seven
copper bolts in each hook, of three quarters of an
inch in diameter The knight heads and hause
pieces OF live oak or locust. to side eight inches
| The wales, four in number, three inches thick
about seven inches wide, fairly and grad uaIy di-
minished TO the bottom plank of two and half in
ches thick, OF white oak to be fastened with three
copper composition spikes OF six inches in len 9Th
and one copper bolt of five Fights of inch IN
diameter, driven through and riveted the inside
of each frame, comprising the two timbcrs, and
| from the wales to the keel, the bottom planks to
| be fastened in the same manner
| No treepails to be used.
Butt and Hooden end, bolts of copper, three quar-
ters of an inch in diameter.
| Two chain plates 10 be fitted on each side
| Plank sheer, of yellow pine, three inches thick
plugged.
A stanoheon to every Frame oflocust, il required.
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 4
The beams of heart yellow pine, or white oak,
| four 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, nine inch
es square and three feet apart fore and aft of heart
| yellow pine.
The Deck planks, of white pine, three inches
thick, fastened with iron spikes, and plugged.
| Inc ClrCnn& 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 required
and a capstsn windlass, Belfry or Gallows
| for a Bell of two hundred pounds, and camboose
of sufficient for the accommodation of six per-
| sons, with platform covered with zinc. Two com
| mon pumps are required.
| The oakum in the wales and bottom planks Is TO
be haused home, to about half an inch of the inner
| edge Of the seams.
| The vessel is to be coppered 10 one foot above
load water line, with twenty -four OF. copper.
| trunk cabin, 70 be finished with seasoned white
pine, furnished with berths, lockers, and shelves
| for six persons. -
bulkhead, fixed forward of the fcremast, form.
ing room large enough to contain eight double tin
canisters Of fifty gallons each.
| Battens are TO be placed on the ceiling to keep
the ballast two inches above the Planks. ..
| The arrangement of the Deck and trunk Of cab
| together with the hauso pipes, windlsss, bhts.
batchways, scuttles, sky-liRhts, gangway laddec4
caris, cleats and deck bolts to be complete ana
placed as may be directed
The vessel to be completely painted, inboard and
outboa I'd, with three coats Of good paint to be COM
pleted 20 the satisfaction Of the collector ofsuch
person as he shall appoint to superintend the work
and delivered at the port Of Norfolk the lat day
of October next, or sooner If possible; and before
any payment shall be made upon the contract.
! CONWAY WHITTLE,
May7. sup't Of Lights.
CpECIE rITMns WANTED -.'rbe Srh