25 ' ON LIFE BOATS. 



ferers to remove, and escape from the wreck to the boat. 

 She is likewise equipped with masts and sails, and is as 

 manageable with them as any boat of her dimensions can pos- 

 sibly be. 



In a tempest, however, she must be dismasted, and rowed 

 by fourteen men, with oars 16 feet long, double banked. 

 The men are all fastened to the thwarts by ropes, and can* 

 not be washed from their seats, 



Explanation of the platp. 



Explanation of Fig. 1. A, Four copper ventilators, 

 the plate. R The forecastle skuttle. \ 



£, C, C, C. Four wood scuttles on each side. 



D. D. The deck that covers the copper cases, wherein 

 seven tons of goods may be put, or other articles, 



E. Hooks for the life lines, 



F. Seven life-lines on each side, the ends in the water, 

 floated with cork, by which men may hold that are washe4 

 from the wreck before they can be taken into the boat. 



G. The grating in the bottom of the boat.. 

 - H. Three small pump wells. 



I. The tholes, 



K. The bitts. 



L, L. Ropes to fasten the men to the thwarts, 



Fig. .2. Section of her midship part. 



M. Five Norway baulks. 



N, N. The copper cases. 



Fifif- 3. A perspective view of one of the cases detached. 



Fig. 4. The stern. 



O. The rudder on a new principle. 



P, P. The stern ports to let out the water. 



Fig. 5. A side view of the boat, to show her sheer. 



Q,Q. The oars. 



