Wooden Bottom Boards
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 | Bottom Boards 50x50mm (1) Other items from Constructo Constructo's "Bottom Boards", are use to construct the grating covers that go over the hatch, on decks of large sailing vessels.
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Features Includes 30 Bottom Boards | Specifications Length: 2" (50mm) |
Requires
Model boat kit
Comments
On heavily manned ships, a grating covered the hatches to give maximum ventilation, one of the sorest needs in large vessels. In foul weather, a tarpaulin was stretched over the hatches. Gratings also kept the sailors from falling through the hatch to the second deck.