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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 26, 1885. 



for St OWE ge. With this nud a fieiieral OTerhaiil llie boat could he 

 Uirned mto a very fair yacht, more suitable to luv purpose than any- 

 ttiing eiKe which bad come under notice. Heiiee the owner was 

 iootced Tip. a transfer made, and ine renovation begun. 



As plans of the Coot and her arrangements ^vi!l appear later on a 

 descr!pt)ci) in detail may be postponed umil then, 0. P. K. 



LAKE ONTARIO. 



Editor ForeM and Stream: 



As your records will show, the Bay of Quinte Y. C. has maintained 

 it^s position ihis year. Us representatives having carried nli before 

 them except in Two instances. In a few days all will be in winter 

 quarters, the big ones haviog been stripped and the Korah and 

 Dauntless liaving had their .^pars taken our. 



Our litlle tieet has l)eeu cHrniijished in ntimbers bv the sale bv Com. 

 lioy ot the Gracie. Mr_ Roy was one of our most enthusiastic" racing 

 men. out he had not met with much success during the last, few year.s, 

 and proi)abIy grew weary of playing second fiddle. It is to be hoped 

 that he will agaui (ijsure in the h^l of racers next year, and that he 

 n:ia>' have a craft which wilUie second to none. The next event to 

 which yachtsmen look forward is the annual meeting of the L. Y. R, 

 .V . wl ich is to be held iti Oswego. 



The very able. let'er.< of Mr. Kunhardt on the sub.iect of the races 

 for the ..America's Cup. have given great satisfaction here. I had the 

 pleasure nf seeiug the first and second failures in the series— on Sept. 

 ( and li- and the lirst portion of the race over the inside course, and 

 can '.ndor-Fe e'.'fiiy word of what he says with regard to them. More 

 ontraj:f ous trcatmeiit than the Genesta received after the Puritan 

 'irew iilicnd of her under Staten Island, favored as the latter was by 

 the marvellous luck which stuck to her, as tar as my observation 

 veut, 1 nereri^;iw. ft is to bo hoped that the next challenger will 

 pursue disfcrent laclics and endea%'or to start ahead. In such case 

 only will (tie sieamboat men allow the Britisher a clear course. The 

 New \ork Y. C. are perfectly clear of blame in thematter. but if they 

 i-an devise means of keeping the steamers out of the way they will 

 add to the excellent reputation which they have fairly earned 'since 

 they decided to rely on a single champion against the challenger. 



„ , Port Tack. 



BEIjLKVILLK. Out 



THE TORONTO SKIFF SAILING CLUB. 



K'litur Forest and !itrea)ii: 



^ This club, which was ti' st organized by Mr, E, Macrae and Mr. H. 

 S. Hall, on the lath day of Februaiw of this year, lias grown so fast 

 that it has far exceeded the anticipation of those most interested in 

 It. Our club house, which is on Mr-. Hick's properly, at the foot of 

 > ork street, was commenced aboyt the 20th of March, and we were 

 111 ir on Tjio 20th of -June, on which day we held a formal opening and 

 ai home, under the auspices of theLient^enaut Governor of Ontario 

 aud Mrs. liobinson, and from which date we may be said to have been 

 fairly installed m our quarters. 



Cur spring and fall laces were particularly successful. We divide 

 the skiffs into classes, and, therefore, have three sets of races both in 

 the spring and fall. Among the winners m the different classes may 

 be mentioned Mr. Bath's Psyche, and Br. Riordan's Shamrock in the 

 special class Mr. Macrae's Eva in the first class, also Mr. Hime's 

 Comet iu first class. 7he second class skiffs, from 16ft. (lin. in length 

 down, includes several boats. Mr. Howard's Arrow, Mr. Geo, Good- 

 erham's Zip. and Mr. HaU's Truant being the principal ones. 



The committee decloed to hold an open race on the 3d of October, 

 at wliich we had twenty-four t dries and was one of the prettiest 

 sights that have been seen on this bay, as we had large skiiTs and 

 small ones; also, seven or eight entries from the Toronto 0. C. 



All boats carried numbers on the starboard side of mainsails, and 

 j-ou can imagine the interest that would be taken in it. 



The winners were: First. Psyche, owned by P. A. Bath and sailed 

 by Gr. K. Macrae: second. Zip, owned ard sailed bv George Gooder- 

 h»nn, Jr. : und third, Vectus, owned and failed by 0'. Martin. 



During the summer montlis we had improiriptu dances, some of 

 them in boating costumes, which were very enjoyable and which 

 went a long way to keep the members together, ' H. 



BEAM AND TjEATi.— Editor Forest and Stream: Against my wish 

 T once more address you, hoping thereby to undeceive any young 

 yachtsman who. influenced by your paper, may attempt to build a 

 speedy yacht. My idea of speed in yachts, and which has been 

 demonstrated by many yea^s of practice and trial, is small displace- 

 ment, in other words, the opposite of the cutter theory. Regarding 

 the CTOcodile iho fact is she has less keel than before. She will sail 

 nest si ason with one and one half tons less displacement than last 

 season, and consequently draw 2},4ins. less water. If she be im- 

 proved in speed it will not be by reason of a lead keel, but because 

 she has less di'iplacement. The Crocodile is 14fr. Gins, wide upon a 

 waterline of 3!)ft. tiiii., and to be a perfect vessel should in my opinion 

 be at lepst one foot-ivider. As she is 1 believe her to be 30 minutes 

 in 30 nules better than any cutter of her length afloat, from a 

 ealm to a gale, especiallv io a seaway. And mi' advice to any one 

 who is in doubt as what kind of boat to build for speed, is not to be 

 afraid of beam. This made the Puritan outsail the Geneata. I had 

 the pleasure of witnessing the races between these yachts, and as far 

 as I could see in the race over the club conrse, nothing but good luck 

 and tlukes prevented the Gene*ta being outsailed that day 60 minutes 

 instead of iti minutes. As I expected in the last race, the more wind 

 the faster the l^jiitan outsailed the cutter. Beam and small displace 

 tnent did it. The argument bv friend Kunhardt in "Whose Waterloo" 

 is about equal to his argument some time since In which so much 

 ink was ^Yasted to prove the schooner Montauk 36x98ft. a narrow 

 vessel. 1 see you prophecy that Mr. Lawton's new sloop will outsail 

 her cLi.ss. So did the Herald and World newspapers before you. 

 Easy, Elsworth, plenty of beam, small displacement, and not' the 

 lead upon bottom will do it Had not "M.," your correspondent, 

 better lir^t find out who Vindex is before giving his authorities. I 

 take Vitidei- instead of being angry and young, to be quite middle- 

 aged, the hero of much science, many races, many disappointments, 

 and consequently soured.— Corinthian. [If "Corinthian" has fol- 

 lowet,] oi.ir arguments for some years past, he must be aware that we 

 ha^-e never contended that light displacement was Incompatible with 

 speed 'but oni.v that heavy displacement was capable of as great 

 8pocd under average conditions. Speed may be obtained in a prop- 

 erly mode led boat, on almost any dimersious or displacement. The 

 question is. which of the other desirable ends are obtainable at the 

 same time.] 



PALNT VS. "TAR. "—A very amusing suit was lately decided in the 

 Kings Coimty Supreme Court, the defendant being Mr Herman 

 Oelriehs, owner of the racing yacht Hildegrarde, and theplaintiiT being 

 Mr, FrankJyn Bassford, a rising young marine artist, whose works 

 we have ce>mmented upon favorably on several occasions. The 

 latter claims that Mr. (3e]richs employed him to paint a portrait of 

 his yaclit. 3t> by 4i!iu., for which be was to pay $500. On completion 

 of the pictm e Mr. Celrichs refused to receive it or to pay for it, 

 claiming tliat it was not a likeness of Hildegarde, and that the draw- 

 ing was faulty. The picture in question was on an easel in the court- 

 room. The specific points of the defense were that the picture was 

 not delivered on time, that the part forward of the chains had a list 

 to port, while the after poitiou was on an even keel, and that it did 

 not resemble the yacht at all. A part of Mr. Oelrichs's criticism was as 

 follows: "The gentleman on the bowsprit weeping, and the other 

 gentleman trying to console him, both in skating costume, with red 

 tui'bans or fur ca-ps on, have no business on a bowsprit hand- 

 lings a Jib left, on the foot of Ko. 4 dtick. It needs 

 sailor men." Mr. Baissford was examined as to his know- 

 ledge of .seamanship, navigation, astronomy, rule of three, 

 .■ipliciuE' and knotting, and kindred arts and sciences, in all of which 

 he proved rernai kably proficient. A number of ancient tars, includ- 

 ing Mr. Kobei t Centre, fortnerly owner of the cutter Vindex; Mr. J. 



ysderic Tarns, owner of the sloop Pocahontas: Mr, Dodge, of the 

 op Ciinstine; Mr. William Krebg, Mr. 0. H. Stebbins, and others, 

 vei ^. examined as to the technical and artistic pcints of the picture, 

 riie jury linall v handed in a sealed verdict in favor of Me. Bassford. 

 This trentleman presents his side of the case as follows: "When Mr. 

 ( telriehs declared the picture unsatisfactory, although, as many of 

 mv witnesses t,estified, it was at chat time a good portrait of the 

 Hiidegard. I offered to alter it to meet his views. He stated his 

 objections, and I did so alter it in accordance with them, aud when, 

 afier weeks of waiting, I merely a'-ked him to look at it, he positively 

 refused, and never s-avs, the picture until he came in court Had he 

 looked at it i.ud even expressed further objections I should have 

 altered it again and again until 1 had met every criticism he could 

 have brought againstit. Could any one domorer' 



Y'ACHTING KOTEB.— The sharpie Tarpon on her way to Florida 

 uvfsted off berrudderhead when otf the moitth of the Rappahannock 



River on JJov. 16, and put into Cricket Hill for repaii-s Loiterer.— 



'riii'! schooner, lately vsrecked on the coast of ,Iapau, was built in 

 StiW ^'Gllc trom a design by Nelson Spratt and taken to China in sec- 

 tions, being put together at IJ ong Kong. Her owner was Com. John 

 Hef^'- t. of the Eastern Y. C. The .Loiterer was tiOft. Sin, over all, 55ft, 

 -war.'.-;' Jfift. beam. (U't. (iin. depth of hold and ?fc. Sin. draft. At 

 the iiie e. of her wreck she was chartered by Dr. C. G. Weld, of Bos- 

 ton Sans Peiir, steam yacht, with her owner, the Duke of Sunder- 

 land, on board, left Southampton on Nov. 6 for a cruise to the West 

 Indies, and will aiso vi^it the United States next Rpriug or late in the 

 winter . . Marchpsa, steam yacht, with Earl Dudley on board, arrived 

 at Montevideo on Nov. 4.... Nirvana, schooner, better known as the 

 Did sloop Julia, has been sold by Mr, E, M. Frown to Gen. H, W. 



steam yacht, is still in the East River. She has been docked and 

 painted and is nearly ready for her Southern cruise . . Polynia , steam 

 yacht, will be lengthened twenty feet at New burg, where she was 

 built.... AVood Bros, of East Boston, v.m build a sloop for a New 

 York owner this winter. She will be 50ft. on deck, 44fr.. waterline. 

 15ft. beam, fift Oin. depth of hold and lift, draft. 



Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Fublwli- 

 ing Co. * 



Canoeists are invited to send us notes and full reports of cruises, 

 club meets, information about canoeable u^aters, and other comnm- 

 nications of interest. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signals, etc , of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports of the same. Canoeists aud all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and STitEAM their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, r-<aps, and information concerning their local waters, 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRETARY— Dr, (!. A. Neide, Schuylerville, N. Y. Candidates for 

 membership must lorward their names, with $3 for initiation fee 

 and first year's dues, to the secretary, who will present names to the 

 t he executive committee. Money should be sent by registered letter 

 or money order. 



THE INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP. 



MB. WM. WHITI.OCK, as chairman of the committee appointed at 

 the meeting of Nov. 7, bess to acknowledge subscriptions of one 

 dollar each as follows:; Through Rear-Commodore Parmele, Sli). sub- 

 scribed by F. F. Andrews, E, B. Edwards, S. G. Fairtlough, R. W. 

 Gibson, Jas. W. Higgins, Wm. Hindhaugh, J. B. McMumeh, C. A. 

 Neide. R. S. Oliver, F. S. Rathbmi, B. W. Richards. G. M. Roger, ,J. H. 

 Rushton, W. P. Stephens, C. B, Vaux, R. J. WUkm, J, C, Wilson. J.T. 

 Mott, Geo. L. Parmele. Received since from F. A. Renton, ,Tr.. Henry 

 Stanton, Edwin Fowler, Wm. Whitlock, R. P. Martin, L. W. Seavey, 

 Arthur Brentano, A. J. Gaidner, Ad. Loewenthal, E. W. Brown, $10. 

 Bj Guenn— Sharpie race, $35. Total to date, $54. All contributions 

 will be acknowledged in the Foebbt aitd Stream aud the Canoeist as 

 received. Secretai-ies of clubs are kindly request ed to bring the above 

 resolutions to the notice of A. C. A. men on their roll, and to forward 

 such suDscriptioDs as they may secure to any of the committee. As 

 an international race will undoubtedly bring the sport of canoeing 

 very prominently before the public, and in all probability largely 

 increase the number of gentlemen interested in it this committee 

 urge on all A. C. A. members prompt action, that it may take early 

 steps to procure a trophy not imworthy of comparison with that 

 annually offered by the Royal C. C. It is hoped to secure about $300. 

 To do this will require the hearty co-operation of all without delay, 

 as :designs have to be prepared and take time to cajry out, while 

 nothing can be done until the requisite amount is assured. 



CANOE COMPLICATIONS. 



Editor Forest and. Stream: 



Ithink "Brass Cleat" is a little rough on the poor novices. He can 

 hardly blame them for adopting the so-called "improvements" that 

 have been brought out by old canoeists. I don't think that novices 

 are responsible for the introduction of cam cleats, clutch tillers, drop 

 rudders aud many other fandangles that ornament the modern 

 canoe: but I have noticed that after a visit to the A. C. A. meet the 

 poor novice would come homo with his head full of these things and 

 .straightway must have them on his canoe. Still, I would not advi.se 

 the novice to stay away from the meet on that account. "Brass 

 Cleat" cannot reconcile my assertion "that it requires constant prac- 

 tice to handle large areas of sail," etc., with the one "that it requires 

 as good seamanship to win a race with a small area of sail as. with a 

 large one;" but it is not very difficult to do so. 



It must be acknowledged that it requires a little seamanship to sail 

 a 5-tou sloop, and the helmsman wouTd look slightly ridiculous if he 

 hung out to windward when she heeled over (although a canoeist 

 would probably do it from Instinct). It also requires seamanship to 

 sail a canoe under moderate sail; if a man does not trim bis sails 

 properly, steer his boat correctly, pay proper attention to tides aud 

 currents, and slants of wind, the man that does do all this will wm 

 the race. Climbing out to windwaid can scarcely be called seaman- 

 ship, but still itreqidres practice to do it successfully, and when it is 

 done the boat is driven by an excess of force rather than by skill in 

 sailing. It is simply the same practice of using shifting baflast that 

 has been so strongly condemned in the yachting columns of Forest 

 ANt> Stream, and puts the canoe in the same category as the shoal 

 sandbagger and the hiker. "Brass Cleat" says that the racers do not 

 carry such large spreads, where does be put Tramp, Guenn and Pearl, 

 whit-h. as I understand, all carry considerably over 100 .sq. ft If the 

 racer limit their area to 851i. it will be better, but even that is too 

 large. 75ft. would be plenty. "Brass Cleat's" advice to novices in the 

 matter of canoes is sound, and I can indorse it from experience, as I 

 have used canoes long before a canoe club was thought of in this 

 country. I hope to see him at the next A. C. A. meet and talk the 

 matter over personally. Spike. 



HOW BIRCH CANOES ARE BUILT.— The canoe has become so 

 popular among sportsmen and tourists that the building of this light 

 and graceful craft has grown to be an important industry in Maine, 

 especially on the Penobscot River. Jack Darling, of Lowell, a famous 

 hunter aud guide, aud an adept at building the birchen craft, says 

 that when all the work of getting the materials from the woods ana 

 putting them in proper shape is considered, *85 is not a big price for 

 a canoe. Time was when the big birch trees were to be found near 

 by, and clear straight cedar was at hand in plenty, so that the mate- 

 rials for a canoe were easily obtained. Nowadays the birches are 

 from fifty to one hundred miles from the up-river towns, and two 

 statable trees are seldom found within sight of each other, while the 

 cedar is also distant. All bark for canoes comes from the white 

 birch's outer coating, the inner side of which iu winter has a reddish- 

 brown coat, while in summer it is smooth and yellow. The Avinter 

 baric is preferred, because it is tougher, and because of the oppor- 

 tunity afforded by its brown coat for tracing: various designs with a 

 knife. The canoe builder fells a white birch, which is at least one 

 foot in diameter 18ft. from the butt, allowing it to fall across some 

 small logs to keep it from the gi'ouud, and then strips off the outer 

 bark. The bark is hard to handle, curling up in eccentric coils, and 

 must be warmed or toasted over a fire before it can lie straigtitened 

 out and rolled up properly. The bark and a lot of clear, straight 

 cedar are carried from the woods to the building yard in canoes 

 or boats. At the yard stakes are driven into the ground in the 

 shape of a canoe, and the bark, after more toasting, is fitted to this 

 frame Next the gunwale-, strips of spruce and cedar, are shaved out 

 and fastened to the topside of the bark with copper nails. Then the 

 whole inside of the bark is lined with lengthwise strips of cedar and 

 over these about fifty transverse timbers of the same material are 

 sprung in, their ends being secured under the gunwales. 

 All cuts made in bringing the bark to the required shape are 

 sewed up with strips of cane and gummed over with a mixture 

 of gum and rosin. Ash thwarts, very narrow, are fitted, and 

 strips of tough canvas are glued over the lap of the bark at each 

 sharp end, and the canoe Is done. With two smoothly shaved, wide- 

 bladed paddles of poplar, maple or ash. she is ready for service. If 

 the canoe is intended for de>p water, where there is a sea, she is 

 fashioned deep; if for small lakes and trout streams she is shallow. 

 Nearly every Indian ti-ibe has a model of its own and the white men 

 use entirely different forms. .A. good canoe of the ordinary length— 

 Ibft — will carry four men safely if properly managed. Tne only tools 

 used by white man or Indian in making tn^ graceful birch are a 

 knife with curved blade, an awl, a drawshave and a hammer. The 

 Indian often has only the knife. The red man is not so neat a builder 

 as many white men are, but he navigates a canoe with greater skill. 

 It come's natural to the Indian— even a fat squaw paddles with dexter- 

 ity. About ten years ago cauvas was introduced as a substitute for 

 bai-k for covering canoes, and many cloth canoes have been built in 

 this vicinity since. The duck craft is covered with a thick coat of 

 paint to make it watertight aud is hghter, while fully as cheap as 

 birch, but not so symmetrical. Birch will never be displaced by 

 canvas, for it bends in prettiei- tovva^.—New YorJc Sun. 



A RIG FOR SMALL CRUISERS. 



WITHIN ten years the whole character of American water sports 

 has changed greaUy, presenting to-day a totally different as- 

 pect from that of 1875. Two features of this change are specially 

 noticeable, as they both have had a great influence on the develop- 

 ment of our pleasure navy. One of these is the great decadence in 

 shell rowing, a sport that reached its climax among amateurs in 

 1875 and professionals a little later, but that since has lost greatly In 

 caste and popularity in both branches. Of course a few large col- 

 leges still keep up the eights, but shell rowing, both in private clubs 

 and among our colleges, has fallen greatly from the nlace it once 

 held; while among professionals it is iu stilf worse reputel The other 

 and more promising feature in our boating and yachting is the inlro« 

 duction of a large class of small pleasure boats that offer much 

 more to a man than either shell boat rowing or the ordinary sand 

 bag racing and sailing, that only a few years .since was the only form 

 of "yachting" open to men of limited means. The shell, or at best a 

 gig or wherry, were the only rowing boats, and similarly the ordinary 

 shoal centerboard cat-rigged craft was really the only sailing boat in 

 general use until a comparatively recent perioa. 



As the idea of cruising developed among boating men the existing 

 boats were pressed into u«e, for want of something better. The first 

 cruise of the early canoeists who afterward formed the NewY^ork 

 Canoe Club was made in a •'^VhitehaH" boat, up the Hudson to 

 Albany and Troy; in 1877 a Brooklyn oarsman made a cruise from 

 Mew \ork along the New England coast to Portland, Me., in a 

 narrow decked wherry, and even the smgle shell has been pressed 

 mto similar service; but all of these craft were unfitted for such 

 work. In a like manner the catboat was used for cruising and living 

 on board, an end for which she was in every way unfitted. 



The want of suitable boats l^ept many men of leisure and aquatic 

 tastes from cruisiug, and hindered the development of this most 

 charming sport, but the general circulation of Mr. MacGregor's 

 booiis, more than any other cause, turned attention to cruising and 

 cruising boats. First came the canoe, whose wonderful growth in 

 popular favor is a suEticient reason for its existence and also for its 

 encouragement; but it is too small a boat for many, who are still 

 unsatisfied with the catboat. Various local craft, such as the sneak- 

 box and New Haven sharpie, were made to do duty as cruisers, imtil, 

 as the subject gained in importance, boats were specially designed 

 for cruisiug work in all iti varieties, and to suit men of all tastes and 

 circumstancss. Even now this class of boats is still in it:^ infancy, 

 its growth and development has just begun, but in place of the old 

 shell, rowboat and catboat of a decade since, we can muster a fine 

 fieet of cruisers, from the little Rob Roy canoe of wood or canvas 

 to the larger class of canoes proper, then the coasting canoes and 

 "canoe yawls" so called, then the improved sneakbox and sharpie, 

 the small safe sloop, either keel or centerboard, up to the narrow 

 yawl of 25ft. or so, such as the Boston Fad or the Molly, of Lake 

 Ontario. 



Ranging in cost from $50 to $1,000, in capacity from one to three 

 or four, iu draft from four inches to five feet by all gradations, suit- 

 ing them to all wateis; and in accommodations, from a tent and 

 blanket at night to a snug cabin with stove and berths for two or 

 three; but all of honest model and within the power of one man to 

 handle; our progress in this direction is something to be proud of 

 and augurs well for the future of the noblest aud manlie.st of our 

 outdoor sports. It is not and never can be followed for mere gain, 

 it cannot be corrupted by the betting and evil practices that have 

 debased shell rowing, it does not derive its attractions from the 

 merely brutal pleasure of kdhng something, while it gives full scope 

 to the highest development of the physical and mental powers. Each 

 year sees more cruises and more and better boats of all sizes and 

 descriptions, as the subject is more carefully investigated. 



One of the most interesting boats of the class is the "canoe yawl," 

 an enlarged canoe that is known to many of our readers through the 

 medium of Mr. Speed's little book, "Cruises in Small Yachts aud 

 Large Canoes," which we have noticed before. The author writes 

 us under dale of Nov, 4: "I have been cruising in the Viper since 

 June, and came up Chichester Harbor on Monday last and will lay 

 up at a village named Bosham, hauling her up. She has been and 

 is the most satisfactory little vessel 1 over came across, and is now as 

 sound as ever and equal to the day on which she was latmched. I 

 have had a new boat, the Lizard, built at Inman's yard at Lymington 

 for a friend in the Isle of Man, which has proved very satisfactoiy. 

 She is 20fc. lOin. by 5ft 8in. beam, with I7cwt. of lead outside and 

 4cwt. inside, with the same lines as Viper but a little more rise of 

 floor and finer ends, which I think a mistake, and also more sheer: 

 otherwise she is a sister boat. Such boats as these are easy to work 

 with but one hand, one can live in tnem comfortably, they are safe 

 and uncapsizable and not costly to keep up; iu fact, absurdly inex- 

 pensive. Should I build another for myself I should make her a size 

 larger still, but not going beyond a "slnsle hand's power to work 

 easily. A very capable boat might be, .say, sJ5fi. by 6ft. 3in., with 

 other dimensions in same proportion." 



The sail plan shown above is tnat of a similar boat 18ft. 4 in.x-Wt.. 

 the lines of which, taken from the Field, were published in the For- 

 B.ST AND Stream of Nov. 6, 1884. The boat in quebtion was built from 

 these lines for Mi-. Edward Burgess, of Boston, by Lawley & Son, and 

 Mr. Burgess rigged her as shown, instead of as a lugger, the rig of 

 the original. The dimensions are as follows: 



Length on deck 18ft. 4in. 



Beam 5ft. 



Draft 2ft Sin. 



Freeboard... 1ft. 



Cockpit 7ft.6inx4ft 



Lead keel 850 pounds. 



Ballast inside, Iron 'S50 pounds. 



Planking ^in. 



Mast, from fore side of stem 6ft. lOin. 



Mast, deck to hounds 14ft. 3in. 



Mast deck to truck 18ft. flin, 



Mast^ diameter at deck 4in, 



Bowsprit outboard Oft 



Bowsprit, diameter at stem Sin. 



Bowsprit, diameter at end iJin. 



Mainboom 15ft 



Mainboora, diameter 2)-^in. 



Gaff- (oval, 2Mxli-^iii.) Oft. 6in. 



Center of lateral resistance aft center of leadline lOiu. 



Center of effort forward of center of loadluie Sin. 



Center of effort above loadline. eft. 4in, 



SAIL AREA. 



Foot, Luff. Leech. 



MaiosaiL 13.9 11.0 17.8 



StaysaU .... 8.2 13.0 11.3 



Jib 8.0 15.8 11.0 



Total saU area 233 sq.ft. 



Area of reefed mainsail SO so. ft. 



With the above amount of ballast the draft is a little less than 26in., 

 qut in cruising the crew and stores would bring her to her load line. 

 The center of effort of reefed mainsail and whole staysail is .shown 

 at C. E. 2, and of the two headsails at C. B. 3. Many will object to 

 the double rig, but in practice it is found to work excellently, being 

 very easily handled. The three small sails are eitsily set by a boy 

 anci the headsail sheet*, leading to the rail as shown, may be reached 

 from the tiller. In tacking they are readily got down with one hand 

 without leaving the stick. The jib is set fl.yinc, the outhaul being au 

 endless line, >vith a snaphook spliced in. The hook is snapped to the 

 jib tack, the sail partly hoisted and hauled out When not in use it 

 is stowed in a bag instead of oeing furh d on the bowsprit. No jibsta.y 

 being needed the bowsprit is fitted with a tackle on the bobs t ay and 

 is eaoily housed entiiely, which is sometimes a great convenience in 

 running into odd places as such small boats constantly do. The con- 

 venience of the device on the boat in question wa.s practically shown 

 this summer, where, starting from beside a float in a very strong 

 tideway, a lull in the light breeze stopped all steerageway , and before 

 an oar could be got out, threw the boat between two piles. She held 

 for a moment, jammed by the tide, but before she had slipped so far 

 astern as to strike the bowsprit, iu which ca-e it must inevitably have 

 carried away, the jib tack and bobstay fall were cast off, bowsprit 

 run in. the boat swung clear, the stick went out and fall and tack 

 were made fast, a pult on the jib halliards, and all was right again. 

 The fittings are very simple, a gammon iron bolted to port side of 

 stemhead, a sampson post of 2x6in. oak plank with a SJ^in. hole bored 

 through for the heel of the round bowsprit, a fld of J^in, round iron, 

 and two small iron blocks for the bobstay tackle, one hooking into a 

 wire rope bobstay. 



In some cases a tabernacle and lowering mast are desirable, and 

 with a forestay both are easil.y fitted. The tabernacle is made of two 

 pieces, B B, of oak lJ4x4in., stepped in the keel D, and coming to the 

 coaming IT. The mast is stepped in the block C under the floor K, 

 and is heltl by the forestay and two shrouds, all fitted with tum- 

 buckles. A bar F of IJ^xJ^in. iron is bolted to the tabernacle's sides, 

 one bolt G being flt1,ed with a thumb uut, while the bar is .slotted on 

 the starboard side to slip over the neck of the holt, turning on the 

 port bolt. When G is loosened the bar may be turned over out of the 

 way, aud the mast lowered. To avoid cuttiug away the floor for a 

 distance aft of the mast, a block of oak E is boited to the heel of the 

 latter, on the after side. When the mast is lowered the block turns 

 on the edge L, lifting the mast out of the sitp as it falls aft. In lower 

 ing, the halUards are stopped to the mast out of the way, the jib hal 

 liard is carried forward and hooked to stem head, the bar F is swUne 

 btiok and the mast is lowered by the jib halliard, The shrouds ac^ 



Head . Area. 

 8.0 ISOsq.ft 

 48 sq.ft 

 45 sq.ft. 



