The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-23
CUSTOM HOUSE, /,

Norfolk, 9th Nav, 1876.
~ EALED PROPOSALS will he received
at This Office until u o'clock on WEpNES-
DAY, the 9th instant, for building and fitting n
FLOATING LIGHT VESSEL, of the bGrthen of
ton, agrceaby to model to be furnished upon en-
tering into the contract, and of materials cores
ponding to the following dimensions ond spcoifca.
tions, viz -
Length deck, sixty nine feet.
Breadth. moulded, seventeen feet, six inches.
Dcbth Of hold, six feet, six inches-round of ma;h
deck, seven inches.
Dead rise, to half floor, fifteen inches.
Keel, OF white oak, sided nine inches, twenty
inches deep amidships, tapering fore and att to
twelve inches.
Keeson. 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. I
Stern Post Knee of live oak, botcd with copper,
three iourths of an inch in diameter, three bolts in
the body, and three in the arm, be rivetted un-
der the keel, and the aft side of the ster N post
The main and inner stern post of live oak or To-
Gust, to side nine inches.
Apron of live oak locust, TO side eleven inch
es, boted with copper, three ourths of inch in
diameter.
Floor timber of white oak, to mould eight inches
at the four heads, the futtocks and top timbers of
live oak, locust or rcd cedar, to mould FIVE and a
half inches at the plank sheer, TO be completely
| framed and bolted 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 alter
the keclson is fitted, with copper bolts of the same
diameter, and rivetted under the keel.
The main transom or hook, of live oak or locust
boted with two copper bolts to the stern 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 bausc
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 ualy d-
unfinished TO the bottom plank of two and half in
ches thick of white oak, to be fastened with three
copper composition spikes six inches in len
and one copper bolt of five Fights of an inch IN
diameter, driven through and riveted on the inside
of each frame, comprising the two timbers, and
from the wales to the keel, tho bottom planka to
be fastened in the same manner.
No treenails to be used.
Butt and Hooden end bolts of copper three quar-
ters of an inch in diameter.
Two chain plates To be fitted on each side
Plank sheer, of yellow pine, three inches thick.
plugged.
A stancheon to every frame, oflocust If required
An open waist of yellow pine, inch in thick
ness.
The clamps of yellow pine six ny 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.
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.
Il NC DcCk pidnks, vi "Dlte pine, tnreC inches
thick, fastened with iron spikes, and plugged.
The circng 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 for the quarter boats are required
and capstan windass a Bellfry or Gallows
for Bell of two hundred pounds, and camboosc
of sufficient for the accommodation of six per-
! sons, with platform covered with zinc. Two com
mon pumps required.
The oakum in the wales and bottom planks 10 TO
be haused home TO about half an inch of the inner
edge of the seams.
The vessel is 20 be coppered 10 one foot above
load water line, with twenty four OF. copper.
trunk cabin, to be finished with seasoned white
pine furnished with berths, lockers, and Shelves
for six persons.
A bulkhead, fixed for ward of the fcrcmast form.
ing room large enough to contain eight double tin
cansters Of fifty gallons each.
Battens are To be placed the ceiling to keep
the ballast two inches above the plauks
The arrangement of the Deck and trunk Of cabin
| together with the bauso pipes, windlass bits
hatchways, scuttles, skv lights, gangway ladders,
carils, cleas and deck bolts, to be complete and
placed as may be directed.
The vessel to be completely painted, inboard an
outboard with three coats of good paint be COM
pleted the satisfaction Of the collector or fsuch
person he shall appoint to superintcnd the work
and delivered at the port Of Norfolk on the LIST day
| OF October next, sooner If possible; and before
| any payment shall be made upon the contract.
CONWAY WHITTLE,
May. Sup't Of Lights.
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