SIMPSON, STRICKLAND * Co, Ltd., Dartmouth * 



'rt, under )o ft. length, held at 1 > 



Acre woo by boat* of ui 



.md iii none of these .i,i t!. speed rise above - 

 urse, speeds have increased some 



guarantee consider* t r speeds than this. 



r, always considered it wu h more import Ant l> 



good average on a long run than a h speed on a short 



just .:.; uh. t. ..r speeds are mentioned in this catalogue it 



IK* understood th.it tln-v aie speeds which can U maintained over 



not just' f..r a short sp < he* of every 



kuul by far the most imjx.itan: i.u tor of speed is Itttftk, and the next most 



important is lightness. Many people- get hold of a very heavy short boat, 



or ask us t<> build .-n.-. under the impression that they can get a high speed 



t her if only big enough engines are put in. whereas to make a snort 



tllv !n-h sjK-,-,1 is absolutely impossible. Thr 



jxint alMtut speed is. of . i placed in the boat, and this 



n. it ui.ill> : t into << al consumption. This also has a 



hinery employe.: t iking the 



n hinery as usually worked uith slightly asctsted 

 following a 



it the following are aUmt the maximum speeds which can lie 

 t the oni mile* ; 



50 ft., i ft.. 14^ miles: Ho ! 



l 1 1 nary c> .md weight : somewhat 



i speeds could l>c got from very li^'ht U. its. and on the other hand, 



f<>r many purposes where high speeds woul< required, smaller 



machinery miht U- us^l t..r -,. :i,, : ny. Should higher speeds than the 



a lie required, it is drsiiaMr to use a water tul*r or locomotive boiler, 



and a stron^ri di.tu^ht : .mJ it is also necessary to sacrifice some of the 



economy of the engines in ^<-t u'Mt-r j\\rr. ..nd. t: 



compound or tripl* will usually le used. In this case very much 



higher speeds Imt.ofcnuisc. the coal consumption rapidly 



ises. At present, the maximum speeds that we should be prepared to 

 guarantee in Ixiats- i n and stock mac \ 



:. i -^ miles ; y ft., ao miles; 



lilt 



miles; 80 ft., .'4 miles ; 100 f) des. Possibly higher 



B nny l>e obtained in the future, but \\e think these will I* amply 



people. If, how* wants a Launch for pure 



speed, regardless of every con- nore may 



IK- got, and we shall be pleased to discus the point with him. It will be seen 



. IK twetn what can be got out of the 



oldt-i :U- U)tler : and. of course, 



leased to quote for i ween the two, 



:< of a boat to go a high speed is that she will run 



instance, it is nun h r.isu : tain 13 mile* 



in a 40 ft. boat built to do, say. i. than it is to maintain 1 1 in one built for 

 1 1 1. always be run slow when the speed is not wanted, ami 



will then, most probably, burn less fuel than a slower boat doing her best. 



\\ ; ( hapter examples of various boats and the sr> 



they will go with the marhmeiy th.-:.- specified. In many cases the speeds 

 could M-d b\ alieimg the type of machinery, and we 



shall he pleased to quote for anything required on application. 



