High Art in Motor Boats 



A speed of 31.3 miles an hour, maintained 

 for the distance of one kilometre over a sea 

 course, by a 26-foot automobile boat, the 

 "Seasick," is the latest motor boat world's 

 record. It was made at Monaco on April 17 in 

 the final race for the Prince of Monaco Cup, 

 and Lancia, the celebrated Italian automobile 

 driver, was at the wheel. The still water record 

 for the same distance, made last year by the 

 " Dubonnet," is 1.06* (33.8 miles an hour). 



Fast going for 26-foot craft, surely; but it is 

 this racing game that is giving to the power 

 boat users of the world the privilege of going 

 about on the water with corresponding celerity 

 to that with which they have become accustomed 

 to travel on land. 



It was only recently that we talked with an 

 entertaining Canadian, Mr. John E. Eaton, of 

 Toronto, when he said: 



"I used to be satisfied to own one or two ten- 

 mile-an-hour horses for my running about in 

 business and for recreation. But when the 

 automobiles began to double discount me I 

 experienced a change of heart. Even then, I 

 never imagined making better than ten-mile 

 time on the water. Somehow I always seemed 

 reconciled to making haste slowly when I went 

 a-sailing. But now, sir, what do you think? 

 I've been and bought me a 35-foot pleasure 

 launch that the builders guarantee will give me 

 a speed of 20 miles an hour! It is to laugh, now, 

 isn't it? And I am going to name my boat 

 the ' Laugh a Lot.' I'm going to use it on the 

 Muskoka Lakes." 



Mr. Eaton's " Laugh a Lot" has since been 

 launched. It was built at Bayonne, N. J., by 

 the Electric Launch Company, and to give the 

 reader an idea of what is being bought as the 

 best all-around type of pleasure launch, we will 

 say that an exact duplicate of the "Laugh a 

 Lot," which is called the "Beat It," has been 

 sold to William Fleitman, of New York, for 

 use at Bar Harbor, and give the specifications. 



These two boats are 35 feet long, 5' feet 6 

 inches beam and 30 inches draught, and in 

 building them the idea has been to furnish 

 a high-speed pleasure boat. The guaranteed 

 speed is 20 miles an hour and those already in 

 use have made 22 miles. The hull is built of 



mahogany and the upper works and interior 

 fittings are also of mahogany. The planksheer 

 is of oak and the contrast between the two 

 woods gives a very artistic effect. In the cockpit 

 are four individual automobile seats and one 

 rear seat which extends across the boat, thus 

 giving room for seven in the cockpit. A glass 

 wind shield is provided to give protection from 

 head winds and flying spray and the entire 

 seating space is covered with a Cape Cart 

 folding automobile hood equipped with side 

 curtains. Forward of the seating space a cross 

 seat is built to accommodate two persons and is 

 for the helmsman and a mechanician. The 

 engines are forward. The motor is of four 

 cylinders, auto marine type and 60 horse-power. 

 The cylinders are 6-inch bore by 6-inch stroke. 

 This motor is protected by a metal hood and 

 there is plenty of room to work around it. 



For a cruising launch, and something a little 

 more luxurious, a good representative type is a 

 boat which was recently built for a Southern 

 yachtsman by this same company and taken 

 South by the "outside route" in April. This 

 boat is 93 feet long, 13 feet 6 inches beam on 

 deck and a depth of 7 feet moulded. The boat 

 embodies excellent seaworthy qualities, speed 

 and comfortable cabin accommodations. The 

 hull is most substantially built, the frames are 

 of heavy oak, the planking of selected yellow 

 pine and it is copper and bronze fastened 

 throughout. There are five watertight bulk- 

 heads and plenty of room inside for large cabins. 

 At the forward end there is a large chain locker 

 with room for an electric power capstan with a 

 deck control. Next comes the forecastle, which 

 is equipped with two Pullman berths, toilet and 

 lavatory. This is finished in oak and has large 

 ports for light and ventilation. The owner's 

 quarters are next aft and are enclosed with 

 plate glass windows and Venetian blinds. The 

 headroom in these quarters is 7 feet 6 inches. 

 The joiner work is in African mahogany with 

 eggshell finish. There are two wide Pullman 

 berths with deep drawers underneath, a large 

 solid mahogany dresser with deep, wide 

 drawers, and other furnishings in this apart- 

 ment. 



A private bathroom adjoins the owner's 

 saloon and this has a porcelain tub, shower 



