partment has been affected. All the parts, outside and in, have been 

 painted, but it was difficult to find for the interior a paint which would 

 resist sea water as well as petrol. 



If I had it to do again, and if I had at my disposal sufficient funds, 

 I should construct the entire fîoat in stainless steel. The increase in 



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Fig. 7. The Trieste 



cost, in the end, would not be as great as one might think at first sight, 

 for one would save on the cost of painting which has to be done 

 periodically. Moreover, with stainless steel, which is stronger and not 

 liable to decrease in thickness by corrosion, the plates could be made 



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