druxey
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druxey's post in Room and Space on ships' boats was marked as the answer
Allan: those 'frame stations' were generally the frame spacing. Usually this was at about 12" or so. At the bow and stern sometimes the last two or three frames were cant ones. If so, their spacing will be equal to the others at the gunwale and closer at the keel.
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druxey's post in Question on Ships' Boats Support Frames/Beams was marked as the answer
Skid beams. There were fore and aft holes through the 'U' portion of the iron supports with a retaining pin on each end of the beam.
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druxey's post in Gun Port Hatches was marked as the answer
Port lids (not hatches) are flush to the outside planking when closed. There is a rebate in the sides of the port for the lids to shut against. The rebate is formed by a thin lining of wood over the frames and port sills.
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druxey's post in Deadeye ? without holes was marked as the answer
The extra information helps! I assumed she was not British by the style of capstan. In Boudriot's The 74 Gun Ship, Volume II, page 30, shows this form of iron which is simply a ring above the channel. There is no deadeye in these.
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