# Consuta

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Form of construction of watertight hulls

Sopwith Bat Boat

**Consuta** was a form of construction of watertight hulls for boats and marine aircraft, comprising four [veneers](/source/Wood_veneer) of [mahogany](/source/Mahogany) planking interleaved with waterproofed [calico](/source/Calico_(textile)) and stitched together with copper wire. The name is from the [Latin](/source/Latin) for "sewn together".[1]

The technique was patented by Sam Saunders of [Goring-on-Thames](/source/Goring-on-Thames) and was first used on the 1898 [umpire's](/source/Umpire#Rowing) steam launch of the same name. Having been restored, the steam launch Consuta was returned to service on the [River Thames](/source/River_Thames) on 15 October 2001.[1]

After opening the S. E. Saunders boatyard at [East Cowes](/source/East_Cowes) on the [Isle of Wight](/source/Isle_of_Wight), the technique was further used to build the crew and engine gondolas for [HMA1 Mayfly](/source/HMA_No._1), Britain's first airship. Later, the same technique was used to construct the hull of the [Sopwith Bat Boat](/source/Sopwith_Bat_Boat), the early [flying boat](/source/Flying_boat) that won the [Mortimer Singer prize](/source/Mortimer_Singer_prize).

The technique remained in use until waterproof glues became available in the 1950s.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-trust_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-trust_1-1) ["Consuta History"](http://www.consuta.org.uk/workshop/History.html). *The Consuta Trust*. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

## External links

- [The Consuta Trust](http://www.consuta.org.uk/)

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