SW | AM Fair Weather, Employd as above, 2 Caulkers of the Lusanne at | work today.
Caulkers from the Lusanne | to Caulk between Decks.
The caulkers performed their work in an imperfect manner, and even some of the seamen who had at first volunteered repented of their hardihood, and others deserted.
Stages being formed, the crew got on them, some cleaning the planks from the growth of seaweed, some extracting the caulking which was rotten, when the caulkers put in fresh oakum, and pitched it over.
A term used by caulkers for opening the seams of the plank with reeming-irons, that the oakum may be more readily admitted.
The larger iron used bycaulkers in opening the seams.
The seam which margins the water-ways was called the "devil," why only caulkers can tell, who perhaps found it sometimes difficult for their tools.
The tool used by caulkers to run old oakum out of the seams before inserting new.
Also, the tools used by the caulkers for driving oakum into the seams.
The caulkers were sent away, and his Excellency's private secretary brought below.
They comprised overseers, foremen, chargemen, a manager or two, about a dozen caulkers and engineers, and a pilot.
The foreman addressed rose from his seat and called to his half-dozen caulkers sitting at hand.
As the seams of both the ships were very open, some Portuguese caulkers were engaged, who, after having worked some time, rendered them perfectly tight.
In the morning hove her down again, and most of the Carpenters and Caulkers in the Yard (which are not a few) were set to work upon her Bottom, and at the same time a number of Slaves were employ'd bailing the water out of the Hold.
Set some People to repair the Sails and the Caulkers to Caulk the Ship; the rest of the People employed in the Hold and about the Rigging.
The Boats employed carrying the Casks a Shore for Wine, and the Caulkers caulking the Ship Sides.
We were also delayed for want of caulkers to caulk the ship, which was absolutely necessary to be done before we put to sea.
In the morning we unmoored, and shifted our birth farther out of the cove, for the more ready getting to sea the next morning; for at present the caulkers had not finished the sides, and till this work was done we could not sail.
Toward the latter end of November the caulkers had finished their work on board the Discovery, and she had received all her provisions and water.
But before this, the caulkers had been set to work to caulk the ship; and I had concerted measures with Messrs Brandt and Chiron, for supplying both ships with such provisions as I should want.
To repair these defects the caulkers were set to work, as soon as we got into fair and settled weather, to caulk the decks and inside weather-works of the ship; for I would not trust them over the sides while we were at sea.
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