Word: thinner
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...fixed across the square spaces and next to the ribs of the craft, which will more than make up the loss in strength. The gain, structurally speaking, will be in the greater stiffness of the craft, which is in itself a great consideration and also will allow for a thinner skin than would otherwise be needed. Here is where the big reduction in weight comes. This difference is expected to be between fifteen and twenty pounds, which with the saving on the gunwale and rising will bring the weight of the boat to about two hundred and thirty pounds. This...