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[April 2, 1885. 



BEDS AND STOVES TOR SMALL YACHTS.— For all small vacbts 

 folding: bed places are the most convenient, for if this arrangement 

 is not made in yachts which are too small to have standing berths, 

 the bedding occupies space often wanted for other matters. There 

 are two special methods by which this desideratum may be attained, 

 either by a wood-framed or an iron-framed sleeping place : the for- 

 mer is very neat and nice, and embellishes the cabin, but is rather 

 expensive, the latter useful and cheap. I referred to these folding 

 bed-places last week, and the following method is by a wooden 

 frame, as I have seen it arranged in two yachts owned by a friend. 

 As the woodwork of the cabin fittings were mahogany, the bed 

 frames were also of the same wood. An outer frame was fixed to 

 the sides of- the cabin, and its lower limit was just above the level of 

 the sofa cushions. The bed framework was hinged at the lower edge 

 at each side of the case frame, in which it folded up and down as re- 

 quired. The bed was always kept made ready for use, and the bed- 

 ding retained ia place by strong straps of broad webbing buckled 

 tightly across it. The bed frame was retained in place by a snap- 

 latch catching in the case frame when the bed was not in use, and 

 the under side of the mattress was covered by morocco leather of 

 the same quality as the cushions. When the bed frame was folded 

 back against the cabin side, the under side, as a matter of course, 

 formed a back cushion to the settee or sofa. The above arrangement 

 is a very neat one, and thoroughly comfortable, and could be just as 

 effectively carried out in pitch pine or other wood. The least expen- 

 sive method would be to have a galvanized iron framework, to fold 

 against the cabin side, of a convenient width to lie on, and to fold 

 down on the sofa cushions. The frame must be set off by its hinsred 

 supports sufficiently to allow of the bed when made, folding snugly 

 and fairly back against the cabin sides, and the whole might then be 

 covered by a curtain of cretonne, suspended close up under the deck 

 and reaching down to the settee level. If made about six inches 

 longer it might be tucked up under the back edge of the sofa cushion, 

 which would thus keep the curtain in place. The bed should not 

 come nearer than six inches to the deck, to leave room for a shelf 

 ruuning fore and aft. As the cabin in " John's "' little vessel is only 

 4ft. in height, net racks would be useless, for objects placed therein 

 would prevent the bed folding back snugly against the cabin sides. 

 Hammocks are not nearly as convenient "as folding bed frames on 



either of the above plans The position where the stove would be 



most out of the way in a yaebt of 9f t. beam would apparently be on 

 one side of the mast, and the passage from the pantry being on one 

 side, the stove might be on the other. No part of the stove should be 



nearer than 5in. to any woodwork, except the ashpan in which it 

 stands, and it is best there should be an inch space between the bot- 

 tom of this and the floor. The woodwork as near as 5in. should be 

 protected by galvanized sheei-irou, which must not be laid on the 

 surface to be protected, but be set off at least an inch, the air space 

 between rendering the thickness of the iron effective, which would 

 not save the burning of the weed if the. iron wer-s laid flat on the 

 wood, with no ai- between. At the distance of -tin. I have known 

 sheet lead covering wood melted, and a vessel set on fire more than 

 once — J. C Wilcocks (Plymouth) in London Field. 



FUSIBLE PLUGS IN BOILERS —The question cf fusible plugs in 

 marine boilers has been settled by a ruling of the Board of Supervis- 

 ing Inspectors, who have changed the old rule which in some cases 

 could not be enforced. The new rule reads: -'The plug may be in 

 serted in one of the tubes at least 12 diameters above the lower tuba 

 sheet, and at a distance not less than2in. below the lower* gauge 

 cock. Same plug may be inserted in the top tub? sheet, when in the 

 opiniou of the local inspector that may be desirable." 



CHICAGO Y. O— The coming season promises to be an active one 

 on Lake Michigan, especially with the Chicago Y. C. Several regattas 

 will be held, besides a cruise to Milwaukee. A movement is on foot 

 to erect a union club house for all the clubs of Chicago— yachting, 

 canoeing, bicycling, etc. It is proposed to build a large house in 

 which each club shall have its separate quarters, with a library, read- 

 ing room, etc., to be used in common. 



CHESAPEAKE BAY Y. O— A club under this name has been or- 

 ganized at Oxford, Iud.. the officers being as follows: Commodore, 

 William O'Sullivan Dimpf el. schooner Gaetina: Vice-Commodore, J. 

 S. Morris, yawl Cora: Rear-Commodore. Colonel Samuel Witbenll, 

 yawl \VilUe; Secretary and Treasurer, Charles H. Gibson: Regatta 

 Committee, William O'Sullivan Dimpfel, J. G. Morris and Charles H. 

 Gibson. 



CRUISING.—The Yosemite arrived at St. Thomas from Trinidad on 

 March 13, and sailed on March 14 for Port Rico. She left. Savannah on 

 March 27 for New York. The Gitana and Mohegan arrived at Charles- 

 ton, S. C, from Fernandina. Hamilton, Bermuda, on March 18. The 

 Atalanta arrived in New York from her cruise on March 25. The 

 Rhada, J. M. Seymour, arrived at Fortress Monroe on the 27th. 



OUTSIDE BALLAST.— Daphne, Mr. J. R. Maxwell's new sloop, 

 will "lug" three tons of lead on her keel, a good beginning for a Bay 

 Ridge centerboard sloop. 



YACHTING NOTES.— The steam yacht Day Dream, once the 

 property of Mr. Aspinwall. was lately sold at auction in New Orleans, 

 for $800. She has been used for some time as a mail boat, and later 

 in the pilot service, as well as by the National Board of Health. She 



wa< built at Greenpoint in 1871, and is 109ft. waterline Maggie. Mr. 



Warren's 15-tonner, now laid up at Lawlor's yard. East Boston, has 

 been sold to Mr. W. A. W. Stewart, S. C. Y. O, owner of the schooner 



Nokomis Kelpie. Mr. J. C. Winslow, is having a new deck and her 



cabin is being refitted . . .Espirito, R. B. Hartshorne. will have a new 

 cockpit — Mr. A. H. Buck's little cutter will be named Dart.. Mr. 



Howe's new sloop, building by Mumm, is to be cnristened Ariadn e 



Ileen, cutter, is now laid up opposite Fall River, Mass Heedless, 



cutter, is laid up at Warren, R. I., and Waif is at Bristol, near Herre- 

 shoff's yard — The yawl Consuelo and keel catboat Julia are housed 



at Herreshoff's The famous racing cutter Samoena will come out 



this season as a yawl , . . .The Regina. sloop, will have a new mast and 

 bowsprit at Mumm's. ...The catboat building at Mattapoisett for Mr. 

 Thos. Parsons, will be 23ft. 9in. over all, 23ft. waterline, lift. 6in. 

 beam. 3ft. Sin. depth, and 3ft. draft. She will be named Myth . . .The 

 new keel sloop now building by Wallin & Gorman, is for Dr. Loring, 



owner of the Mignonette Most of the yachts are in commission at 



Sau Francisco. . . The old Elia. once a yacht, and later a trader, has 



been refitted as a sloop, and will be used as a yacht this season 



Ariel has had her topmast shortened nearly 8ft J. Kidd & Co., of 



Marcus Hook. Pa., the builders of the Gaviota, are now building a 

 steam yacht 100ft. on deck, 93fc. waterline, 15ft. bin. beam, and 10ft. 

 depth, for Mr. Betz. of Philadelphia. . ..The Surf, cutter, is in com- 

 mission, and will start on a cruise to the eastward this week. 



ROWING AND SAILING SONGS.— Under the title of "Ruder und 

 Segel Lieder,' - the publishers of the Wassersport have lately issued 

 an excellent collection of German songs, compiled for oarsmen and 

 sailors. The words are mostly new and appropriate, but set to old 

 and familiar airs, among the latter being the song "Tramp, Tramp, 

 Tramp," so popular here during our war. The book also contains a 

 selection of the best of the German drinking and folk songs, both 

 with the original words, and others suited specially for oarsmen and 

 sailors. 



A NEW CUTTER FOR BOSTON— Besides Mr. Warren's 47-tonner 

 now nearly ready, a steel cutter. 45ft. waterline, is now building at 

 the Culzsan Works for Mr. J. M. Forbes. She is from a design of 

 Mr. G. L. Watson's. Her keel will be cast in Boston, the mould be- 

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