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Footprints in the Sand

Pre‐1867 Government Records for Sable Island

Sketched plan of a dispatch boat for use at the Establishment on Sable Island

1834. — 2 pages : 30 x 27 cm.

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Depth of hold 5 feet
Wales Whales
Boom 12 feet 6 [ta???ers]
Midship Frame
Deck 33 1/2 ft
Transom 9 feet
[above words written on plan at top of page]

About 20-21 Tons [hd] measurement

G[rips] on hinges
[s-r or m]ight hands
windlass Perpendicular to give the [?] of the items
Items Foremast
ballast
Lee Board [starboard] [illegible]
3 1/2 feet x 2 feet
Trench to hold ballast main mast water line in ballast
Lee Board
3 1/2 feet x 2 feet
Trench for ballast [Tarmah] for Cabin
Stern [mast]
Rudder [Transoms]
Length of Keel 20 feet, G[???] 30 feet, Scale 5 feet to 1 inch
Despatch Boat for the use of the Establishment on Sable Island
[Words above written on or below lower drawing, which is a side view of the boat]


2 pages 30 x 27 cm

Date: 1834

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 31 series 120 volume 2 number 668

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