Consuta was a form of construction of watertight hulls for boats and marine aircraft, comprising fourveneers ofmahogany planking interleaved with waterproofedcalico and stitched together with copper wire. The name is from the latin for "sewn together".[1]
The technique was patented by Sam Saunders ofGoring-on-Thames and was first used on the 1898umpire's steam launch of the same name. Having been restored, the steam launch Consuta was returned to service on theRiver Thames on 15 October 2001.[1]
After opening the S. E. Saunders boatyard atEast Cowes on theIsle of Wight, the technique was further used to build the crew and engine gondolas forHMA1 Mayfly, Britain's first airship. Later, the same technique was used to construct the hull of theSopwith Bat Boat, the earlyflying boat that won theMortimer Singer prize.
The technique remained in use until waterproof glues became available in the 1950s.
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