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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



July, 1907 



at the center, the highest point of the crown, they are six 

 inches in depth. The cabin floor is laid on the bottom 

 stringers, and there is six feet six inches head room under 

 the deck beams. The windows, which have diamond panes, 

 add materially to the general effect of the exterior and in- 



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terior. They are hinged at the top to open 

 out at the bottom. This is the best practice, 

 as the windows can be left open during rainy 

 weather, thus giving needed ventilation, and 

 water seldom, if ever, finds its way inside. 



The sides of the scow are painted black 

 above the water-line and green below. The 

 house is a deep red, which is relieved by the 

 white on the window trim, sash, etc. The 

 top of the cabin house nnd the deck are yel- 

 low. A Dutch door leads from the after 

 deck (which is six inches lower than the top 



brown burlap is used. The furniture and decorations are 

 shown in the photographs of the interior, and the construc- 

 tion of hull and house is indicated clearly on the carefully 

 worked-out plans. 



"Hostess" cost, complete, less than $600, this figure in- 

 cluding all interior fittings. The original contract was for 

 $294. Extras, including running board, rails, special sash 

 and doors, and installing plumbing, ran the cost up about 

 $100. The interior fitting and mooring added about $100 

 more. The mooring consists of a 350-pound Fair Haven 

 mushroom anchor, with two lengths of 5-16 inch chain, which 

 are shackled to a heavy swivel in the main chain, which is^ 

 inches in diameter, giving the boat a scope of about fifty feet. 

 The ends of the bridle of the 5-16 inch chain are shackled 

 to heavy wrought iron chain-plates on either side of the bow. 



Among the many admirers of "Hostess" were two 

 brothers, Messrs. A. H. and J. W. Lincoln, friends of Mr. 

 Mower's, who also made their headquarters at Manhasset 

 Bay, L. I., where Mr. Mower kept his boat. They say that 

 Mr. Mower's experiment proved an entirely practical one. 



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A Complete Arrangement of Rooms and Furniture 



The Arrangement of Lockers, Galley and Fittings Are Shown in the Longitudinal Section 



and, after two seasons, they 

 decided to have built for 

 themselves a similar boat, 

 but one somewhat longer, to 

 meet their requirements. 

 The result was "Yankee," 

 a boat four feet longer and 

 two feet wider than "Host- 

 ess." The construction of 

 the later boat was almost 

 identical with that of her 

 prototype, but the interior 

 arrangement was somewhat 

 different; the larger galley 

 and separate lavatory on 

 "Yankee" were features not 

 possible in the smaller craft. 

 "Yankee" cost a little over 

 $600 complete. During the 



of the hull, to give full head-room 

 in the doorway) to the living-room 

 in the after end of the house. The 

 interior is simple but effective in 

 treatment. The deck beams are 

 painted white throughout. In the 

 living -room the 

 studs are of a deep 

 coach green, while 

 in the stateroom a 

 light brown is used. 

 Olive green burlap 

 covers the spaces be- 

 tween the studs in 

 the living-room, and 

 in the bedroom a 



The " Hostess," Showing the Planking Below and Above the Water Line 



