SIMPSON, STRICKLAND A Co., Ltd., Dartmouth * 



: op, n. but this depends on circumstance*. Above 50 ft. a boat 

 Ird with d< toom, forecastle, sleeping-cabin, an 



and, m la. t, ans .\crs all the purposes of a small steam yacht while having 

 thr light .u ait and general nandiness of a Launch. The d 



hes are usually about as follows: a; It <> 1*1., 



. and 60 ft., 4* o". These however can be greatly modified if required* 



and in most cases a boat can be taken up rivers and canals of much less 



than thr abo\v drafts !-, (iimminu bv the head, and if necessary bo 



over shallows. In most cases wh- 



it, one hand or ono hand and a boy will be found sufficient lor all 

 Launches up to 50 ft. if the -omit open. Of course, if t be engines are 



. t\\. hanoS .t absolutely necessary, 

 rable to build Launches with sh.it per ends 

 th.m for sea work, for instamr, thr Lumuhes 



1 ' 



r. For purely river wot k ti u 

 s and considerably less theer 

 shown in No*. 27 and an. 



Materials. most usual materials for building 



M.ih .-.i:n. Pine, Cedar, and Steel. There are many other material* 



have been used for special purposes such as Photphor Bronte, Delta 



.iminium, and a great many different kinds ! rm.i--r. and lor 



special purposes we shall l>e pleased to quote for any material required. 



For ordinary le.juirrmrnts \\r arr, > of opinion that leak or 



-any are the U-st. The\ \\ill st.uul the sun wrll without thrmldog 



:-ng ami durable, ami look well when varnished. When 



M of importance pine is rather cheaper, and if the Launch is to IT 



painted ami used in England it is very satisfactory. It does not, however, 



look well when varnished, as, Inring soft, it scratches easily. Steel has 



advantages for some purposes, but in our opinion is not so generally 



ictory as wood. It is more expensive, does not look so well. * 



deal of look : to keep from rusting, and is not nearly so easy 



as wood to repair. The tend* -m y to corrode can. of course, be cured by 



galvanizing, but this adds to the expense. It has, nowe\ great 



some countries of not being attacked by insects. We are, 



el angles (galvanized) for stiffening our wooden boats, 



and we think that this mode of construction is superior to using nothing but 



eithrr wood or steel. 



Speed. No doubt . :. the most important thing m a Steam 



Launch is her speed. Thr objnt oi a Laum h is usually to get from one 



to another, ami other things U-ini; ojual the one mhich will take one 



furth. .-n time is the most useful. There is a great deal of 



>nception as to lain rted speeds, in most cases they are 



-ly exag^; :id we ha\r .jiutr * omr to the conclusion that no 



speeds are woith ,i .hose taken over a measured rrile. logged 



..it b, i. pi tert aut: '> Op watt h. \\ 



ntlyassurexl that Launches of our build have done speeds * huh uc 



whu-h. as a mat: < tg inac 



timing an- ueasuiement oftiistance. Should owners of Launches 



eithei ot out cwn or other makers wishtoti\ tiu-ir sjeed under the same 

 com!-.: .-.,- tty outs, there is a measured naif-mile in the harbour and 



the harlour at Dartmouth, both laid off by the 



Adnr here they are very welcome to do so. \Ve think .mder these 



. the speeds that many boats are said to go will not be 



ned. In connection with this we may mention that the Steam Launch 



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