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Wouldhave's boat was to be built of copper, made buoyant by the use of cork, and incapable of being capsized. Although it did not meet with full approval, Wouldhave was awarded one guinea for his trouble. Henry Greathead also made a submission, which was deemed the most satisfactory, and was rewarded by being employed to build a boat as directed by the committee.
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