On Mr. Greathad's Life- Boat. 337 



-•• ff,: two 'long ToUers, one at each end of the frnme, toaffirt 

 in raifing thcboat upon- op^ flidini* it'OffHhe truck or car- 



fiaee 



Management, of the .Life-Boat from the. Boat-hhufe to .the 

 Sea, and vice ver.fa, as pratitfed at LozveJoJ-e, inSujfolL 



The life-boat may be launched from any beach, when 

 wanted, with as much eafe as any other boat, bv proper. af- 

 fillance. Thediftance from the boat-houfe at Lowelloife td> 

 the fliore is one hundred yards, and the boat's crew can run 

 her down in ten minutes. When the fea does not tumble in 

 upon the beach very muchj the boat may be cafily launched 

 by laying the ways as far as poflible in tbe water/ and hauU 

 ing the carriage from under her. 1 ..,;■,• 



When there is a great fea on the beach, the boatmuftb^ 

 launched from the carriage ibefore fhe comes to the, furf, on 

 planks laid acrofs, as other boats are latinched',- the people 

 lianding on the ends to prevent the fea moving therii ; then, 

 with the affiiiancc of the anchor and cable (which ftould be 

 laid out at fea for the purpofe), the boat's crew can draw hef 

 over the highefl fea. 



Upon the boat returning to the fliore, two double blocks 

 are provided; and, having a fliort ftrop fi-xed in the hole,,in 

 the end of the boat next the fea, die boat is eafily dra\v^9 upon 

 the carriage. The boat's crew tanVun herany diftahce upon 

 a clear (hore by the cairlage of Mr.' Greaaiead's^cpnlr'iyance. 



Account of, and InJlruBions for, the Management of the 

 IJfe-Boat. 



The boats in general of this defcription are painted white 

 on the ouifide, this colour more immtdiatclv engaging the 

 eye of the fin'^fator at her rifing from the holUnv^of the fea 

 tlian any other. The bottom oftlie boat is at firrt varnifhcd 

 (which will take paint aflcrvvards), fur .the more minute in- 

 fpecHion of purchafcrs. The oars (lie is equipped with are 

 made of fir of the bed quality, having found by experience 

 that a rove-aOi oar that will drefs "clean and iiohi. is too 

 phant among the breakers ; and when made iTrong and 

 heavy, from rowing double banked, the purchafe being 

 (horr, fooner exhaulls the rower, which mala s the fir oar^ 

 Nvhen made flitf, more ])rcferable. 



In the manaorcment of the boat, fl;e requires twelve men 

 to work her; that is, five men on each fide, rowing double 

 banked, with an oar flung over an iron thole, with a grom- 

 iiici (as provided) fo a^ lo. enable, the rower to pull ciihec 



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