SHIP-BUILDING. 



between its upper fide and the lower fide of the wing-tranfom, 

 and four inches from its lower fide and tlie gun-deck plank. 

 The dock-tranfom muft be governed by the gun-deck, let- 

 ting the under fide of the gun-deck plank reprefent the up- 

 per fide of it ; draw another line at fourteen inches, its fiding 

 parallel to the upper fide, which will complete the gun- deck 

 tranfoni. The traufoms below the gun-deck, which are fix in 

 number, are all eleven inches fided, and are reprefented by 

 drawing horizontal lines from the fore-fide of the rabbet of 

 the Itern-polt ; the three upper ones to the middle falhion- 

 piece, and the lower three to the after fafiiion-piece, keeping 

 each of them about three inches afunder for a free circulation 

 of air. Every means (hould be taken to prcferve them, as 

 they are more difficult to (liift than any timbers in the fiiip. 



The ilern-polt may now be completed, by drawing the 

 fore-fide thus ; fet forward upon the upper fide of the keel 

 three feet from the line, reprefenting its alt-fide, and likewife 

 twenty inclies at the head, which may be three feet above 

 the wijig-tranfom, which will admit of the tiller to be three 

 inches clear of the helm-port tranfom, and two inches from 

 the under fide of the beams above ; then a ftraight line drawn 

 from, the heel to the head to the dimenfions fet off, will 

 reprefent the fore-fide, obferving not to draw the fore-fide 

 of the poit through the tranfoms. 



The ;««tT poj] may be drawn by fctting off before the 

 main poll fixteen inches, its fize at the upper edge of the 

 keel, and thirteen inches at the head, which comes no higher 

 than the under fide of the gun-deck tranfom ; then, by draw- 

 ing a line, as before, for the fore-fide of the main pod, the 

 inner poll will be reprefented as in the fheer-plan, Plate I. 



To Dejign the Perpendicular Vieiu of the Stem. 



In defigning the perpendicular view of the Item, there will 

 be an opportunity of feeing wliether the knuckles of the 

 counters are fo difpofed, that the lower and fecond counters 

 are in proportion to the rell of the ftern : at the fame time, 

 whether the heiglits of the decks, which, in the prefent 

 draught, Plate I. are fprung abaft fufficiently to give depth 

 to the lights, as well as for other conveniencies to make a 

 well-proportioned Hern. 



Draw an horizontal line at the upper fide of the wing- 

 tranfom at the middle line, in the fiieer-plan, body-plan, and 

 likewife for the ftern underneath the body-plan, as the balis 

 of the ftern, from which all the heights will be fet up or 

 transferred. Continue down thereon the middle line of the 

 ftern from the body-plan, and drop perpendiculars from the 

 knuckles of the fide counter-timber in the body-plan, to the 

 bafe line in the plan of the ftern, and then draw the fide 

 counter-timber on each fide the middle line, the fame as in the 

 body-plan above, and the round-up of the upper and lower 

 counter at the knuckles of each timber. Having the form 

 of the fide counter-timbers in the plan of the ftern, fet 

 within them the fcantling of the timber, and draw their 

 infides. 



The lower and upper counter-rails being drawn in fheer- 

 plan, try if the under fides at the midftiip-timber projeft 

 enough to bury their refpeftive CDunter-planks, thus ; fquare 

 aft a line from each counter at the knuckle, and on thofe 

 lines fet aft from the knuckle the tlucknefs of the counter- 

 plank, fay three inches at the lower counter, and one quarter 

 more, tne,t the moulding may not come to a ftiarp edge. 

 The lower counter-plank may be increafed to four inches, 

 its gcntr.l thicknefs. Proceed in the fame manner with the 

 upper counter, its birthing being two and half inches thick. 

 This will fhew how much the fight-part of the rails will be 

 on a level view bciuw the knuckles of the timber,^. Then 

 transfer their height to tlie plan of the ftern at the middle, 



and keep them parallel to the knuckles to the outfide, fufii- 

 cient for the projection of the quarter-galleries, as in pla:i 

 of the ftern, Plate I. 



Take the height of the under fide of the quarter-deck at 

 the aft part of the middle ftern-timber in the ftieer-plan, and 

 fet it up in the plan of the flerii at the middle line ; then 

 round the quarter-deck in the ftern, agreeable to the upper 

 counter-rail, in the following manner : take the height from 

 the upper counter-rail, in the plan of the ftern, to tlie quar- 

 ter-deck at the middle line, and fet it off in the diredlion of 

 the fide-timber at the infide. This makes the quarter-deck 

 round more than the upper counter-rail, and adds life to the 

 ftern ; for the upper part of the lights in the ftern fhould be 

 parallel to the tranfom. As, if they were to round by the 

 fame mould as the upper counter-rail, the bars in the fafhes 

 next the fide would be longer than thofe in the middle line, 

 and would appear as if the top of the lights rounded lefs 

 than the upper counter-rail. Draw in the upper part of the 

 lights about an inch and half below the under fide of the 

 quarter-deck tranfom, and their lower part about fix inches 

 above, and parallel to the upper counter-rail, which wilj 

 allow fufficient depth for the water-table. Set off within- 

 fide the ftern-timbers, in the plan of the ftern, the thicknefs 

 of the clamps, and the projection of the cornice in the cabin, 

 and let that be the fide of the lights. 



Then determine on the breadth of the munions, allowing 

 fufficient for the weights and pulley-pieces, and divide the 

 fafties, fix in number, equally. 



Now, as well-proportioned lights are great ornaments i» 

 fterns, having the breadth of the lower part of the lights in 

 the clear, let their depth be at lealt one-third more than the 

 faid breadth ; fet off upon the rake of the ftern-timbers, ii» 

 the fheer-plan, and transfer that to the plan of the ftern, 

 which makes a good proportioned light. Set off likewife 

 the mock-light in the aft part of the quarter-gallery the 

 fame fize as the reft. 



Then to rake the fafhes regularly from the middle to the- 

 fides, continue upwards the middle line and the outfide of the 

 fide ftern-timbers in the plan of the ftern, till they interfeftat 

 the faid middle line ; then from their fpaceings at the lower 

 part, the fides of the lights may be drawn to their heads, or 

 upper part, with a ftraight batten fixed at the interfeftion of 

 the middle line. In the fame manner may all the interme- 

 diate ftern-timbers be drawn to their fiding in the middle of 

 each munion from the wing-tranfom to the under fide of the 

 quarter-deck, likewife the fhorter ones that make the fide of 

 the counter-ports, and thofe under the middle of the lights 

 to the upper counter-rail. At about half the breadth of the 

 munions from the mock-light, place the infide of the quarter- 

 piece ; then fet off at the heel fixteen inches, itj moulded 

 breadth, and continue upwards the outfide of the quarter- 

 piece, as before, for the lights. In the middle of the quarter- 

 , piece, or nearly fo, place the outfide of the gallery, which 

 determines the projeftion of the gallery from the fide. 

 Draw in the plan of the ftern the foot-fpace rail, its under 

 fide to be about an inch and a half below the aft part of the 

 quarter-deck, and parallel thereto to the outfide of the 

 quarter-piece ; hkewife draw the breaft-rail, transferring its 

 height from the fheer-plan at the after-part, and fet it up at 

 the middle line as in the plan of the ftern, and rounding it, as 

 defcribed for the quarter-deck, to the infide tf the quarter- 

 piece. Then let the round-houfe deck be drawn in the plan 

 of the ftern as direfted for ihe quarter-deck, whicn will de- 

 termine the lower part of the taffra'l, as the necking-mouldmg 

 fhould be kept an inch and a quartei below the • ound-houle 

 tranfom. Then may the boundary, or ipper part of 'he 

 taffrail and quarter-pieces, be tiuiftied as in the plan of the 



ftern. 



