... go fmoothly through the water. To make a Ship keep a good Wind. A good length by the keel, not too broad, but pretty deep in the hold, which will occafion her to have a fhort floor timber, and great rifing. As fuch a... The Elememts of Naval Architecture, Or, A Practical Treatise on Ship-building - Page 47 by Duhamel du Monceau (M.) - 1764 - 117 pages Full view -
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