The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-05-21
CUSTOM HOUSE, ,

Norfolk, 9th May, 1916.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received
=, at ,his Office until ~ O'clock on w EpNES-
DAY, the 9th instant, for building and fitting q
FLOATING LIGHT VESSEL, of the burthen of
ton, agrceably to model TO be furnished upon en-
tering into the contract, and Of materials CORES
ponding to the following dimensions ond spccifica-
tons, viz =
| Length on deck, sixty nine feet
Breadth, moulded, seventeen feet. six inches.
Debth of 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 amdships, tapering fore and aft to
Kcelson. of white oak, twelve inches square.
Dead wood. fore and afi of live oak, locust TO
side nine inches, to be bolted with coppcr three
quarters of an inch in diameter.
Stern Post Knee OF live oak, boltcd with copper
three ourths of inch in diameter three bolts in
the body, and three in the arm to be rvetted un-
der the keel, and ON 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 bolted with copper, three ourhs of an inch in
diameter.
Floor timber of white oak, to mould eight inches
at the four heads, the futtocks top timbers of
live oak locust red cedar, to mould FIVE and a
half inches at the plank sheer, TO be completely
franco 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 keclson is fitted, with copper bolts of the same
The main transom or hook, of live oak or Locust
boited 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 hause
pieces of live oak locust, to side eight inches
| The wales, four in number, three inches thick
about seven inches wioc, fairly and gradually di-
minished TO the bottom plank of two and half in
ches thick, OF whe oak, to be fastened with three
copper composition spikes OF six inches in length
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 timbcrs and
from the wales to the keel, the bottom planks to
! be fastened in the same manner.
| No treenails are to be used.
| Butt and Hooden end bolts of conner three o,,ar
tcrs of an inch in diameter.
Two chain plates to be fitted on each side
! Plank sheer, of yellow pine, tbrce inches thick
plugged.
stancheon to every frame. of locust, if required
An open waist of yellow pine, one inch in thick
ness.
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 bca M
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
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.
The circlng 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 capstan windlass, Bellfry or Galows
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 are required
The oakum in the wales and bottom blanks ~ 10
be haused home, about half an inch of the inner
edge of the
The vessel is to be coppcred 10 one foot above
load water line with twenty -four or copper
trunk cabin, TO be finished with seasoned white
pine, furnished with berths, lockers, and sheves
for six persons.
a bulkhcad fixed orgard of the f,remast form.
ing room large enough to contain eight double tin
canisters Of fifty gallons each
Battens are to be placed on the ceiling to keen
the ballast two inches above the planks.
The arrangement Of the Deck and trunk of bin
together with the hause pipes, windlass. bits,
batchways, scuttles, sky-ligbts, eangway ladders
carils, cleais and deck bolts, TO be complete, and
placed as may be directed.
The vessel TO be completely painted, inboar d and
cupboard, with three coats Of good paint to be conn
peed 20 the satisfaction If the collector or ofsucb
person as he shall appoint TO supcrntcnd 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 WHTrTLE
May T. Sup't Of ghts.