§8 WITH BOAT AND GUN IN THE YANGTZE VALLEY. 



Kitchen and pantry to be one room having tiled floor, and supplied with suitable 

 cooking stove. Dresser, sink, coal bunker, plate racks, shelves for the accommodation of 

 crockery, etc. 



Store room and boys' room to be entered from kitchen, and to be fitted up in a plain 

 and suitable manner in Oregon pine in tongue and groove. 



After deck to be reserved for Laodah, and crew: — to have light wood screen on 



hinged posts fitted for lowering when passing under low bridges : — Two water tanks, and 



ice chest to be placed on this deck, of suitable size, and tanks to have all necessary pipes, to 



bath and sink fitted. 



SCANTLINGS. 



Stem. — To be of steel 5 in. x ^ in. worked out at foot, to take keel plate, end plates to be 



flanged at forward end, and securely riveted to stem. 

 Rudder post. — To be of steel 5 in. X I in. with rudder gudgeons forged solid, post worked 



out at heel to take heel plate : — in line with sheer two arms with curved ends to be 



forged on stern post, to keep plating rigid. 

 Frames.— To be of angles iM in. x i^ in. x y\ in. spaced 20 in. apart. 

 Centre ICeelson. — To be formed of two steel angles, rivetted back to back 2j^ in. x 2^ 



in. X y\ in. attached to frames by double lugs. Keelson to be carried as far forward 



and aft as possible. 

 Bilge Keelsons. — To be formed of two steel angles, rivetted back to back 2^4 in. x 2% 



in. X li in. attached to frames by double lugs : — Keelsons to be carried as far forward 



and aft as possible. 

 Side Stringers. — To be formed of two steel angles rivetted back to back, 2^ in. x 2H in. x 



% in. attached to frames by double lugs : — Stringers to be carried as far forward and 



aft as possible. 

 Deck Beams. — To be of steel angles 2/i in. x 2}i in. x ^^ in. spaced 40 in. apart, and 



connected to frames by steel bracket plates 8 in. x 8 in. x 14 in. 

 Deck Stringer.— To be of steel plate 10 in. X ^\ in. 

 DECK Tie Plates.— To be of steel plate 5 in. x ■^^- in. 



Deck House Beams. — To be of steel angles 2 in. X 2 in. X li in. spaced 40 in. apart. 

 Plating. — To be of best mild steel plates. Keel, bilge and sheer strakes to be iV in. reduced 



to 14 in. at ends. Rest of plating /^ in. thick. Rivets to be driven up cold as far as 



possible. 

 Bulkheads.— To be four in number formed of tongue and groove Oregon pine H in. thick. 

 Decks. — To be of best teakwood iH in. thick, carefully laid and fastened, caulked with 



oakum and payed with marine glue. 

 Fenders. — To be of Singapore hardwood bolted through sheer strake and secured inside 



to frames, outside of fender to have half round chafing bar bolted right through : — iron 



brackets on fender side fitted. 

 Rudder. — To be' of the single plate balanced type, similar to that shown in design, A 



suitable lifting and lowering arrangement to be fitted. Iron tiller to be fitted to 



rudder stock. 

 Deck Fittings.— To consist of fairleads, four (4) mooring bitts. Chain pipe. All fittings 



to be of substantial design and of cast iron. 



