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The Tesephone had been beached, and lay partly on her side, thus permitting scraping, recaulking and resealing of the hull timbers, first on one side and then, later, when turned, on the other. - (Hunters of Gor, Chapter 6, Sentence #339)

Such things were sometimes done. No one in Laura need know the true object of our expedition. The riverside camp was not untypical of a semipermanent Gorean naval camp. The Tesephone had been beached, and lay partly on her side, thus permitting scraping, recaulking and resealing of the hull timbers, first on one side and then, later, when turned, on the other. These repairs would be made partly from stores carried on board, partly from stores purchased in Laura. There would also, of course, be much attention given to the deadwork of the ship, and to her lines and rigging, and the fittings and oars. Meanwhile, portions of the crew not engaged in such labors, would be carrying stones from the shore and cutting saplings in the forest, to build the narrow rectangular wall which shields such camps. - (Hunters of Gor)