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Bulkheads are installed
2003
Winterton Boat Building and Community Museum, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Bulkheads (vertical boards) were installed under the thwarts.

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Boring the shaft hole
2003
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A shaft hole was bored into the bottom of the stern post using an auger. The propeller shaft was installed using an outside stuffing box (watertight coupling through which the shaft could rotate).

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Auger
2003
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The auger was a very useful tool in the traditional boat building process as it was used to bore shaft holes and holes needed to bolt pieces of the boat together.

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Engine house
2003
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The engine house was then built. The engine house was a simple box-style structure that was located a foot or two behind the mid-ship room spanning the width of the boat. It needed to be high enough in the middle section to accommodate the engine height and had a sliding or hinged top and front.