six o’clock
These were soon dragged down to the yard . Then strong gangs set to work to square them , and the carpenters to cut them into planks . The first lieutenant remained with them , encouraging them at their work , while the junior officers and midshipmen were divided among the various gangs . By six o'clock , when the _ Furious _ signalled for all hands to come on board , they had indeed done a good day 's work . A pile of planks lay ready to be used as required . The carpenters had made some progress with a keel , which they were laboriously chopping out from the straight trunk of a large tree . By evening of the next day this was finished and placed in position .