The thin boards became thicker and part of the actual bulwark forming
overhanging shallow troughs with a sloped bottom, Fig. 48C. This was
the final arrangement on sailing warships and training ships up to the
20th century. The overhanging trough was also a distinctive feature on
the warships and raiders of the Civil War on vessels like the ALABAMA
and KEARSAGE, Fig. 48C. In way of the side hung gunport doors the
hammock troughs above were portable to give a complete opening. In bad
weather a taut painted canvas cover was stretched along the top of the
troughs and if you don't feel like making all the individual
hammock bundles this is an easy way out. If you do show the bundles
they should all be exactly spaced and sloped either all facing aft or
all facing forward, or as was sometimes done, half facing aft and half
forward.
