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FOMEST AND STtlEAM, 
The Royal St. Lawrence Y. €♦ 
One-Design Class. 
We are indebted to the designer, Mr. G. H. Duggan, 
for the accompanying lines of the new one-design class 
now building for the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. Within 
the past four years this club has come prominently before 
the world as the successful patron of the smaller classes 
of racing yachts, its representative craft in the 15 and 
20ft. classes, Sothis, Glencairn I., Glencairn II., Dominion 
and their numerous sister boats, being the fastest yet pro- 
duced in their respective classes. With all the eclat and 
enthusiasm that has attended the repeated victories of 
these boats, the club has found it impossible to maintain 
among its members an interest in the modern racing ma- 
chine, and only the necessity of a further defense of the 
Seawanhaka cup keeps the racing class alive. The ex- 
pense of building, as carried on at Dorval, is considerably 
less than in the United States, and apart from some 
experiments in very light construction, the boats are as a 
class more serviceable and durable than those from the 
south side of the St. Lawrence; but with all this they 
are still too costly and generally undesirable to retain the 
interest of the yachtsmen of Lake St. Louis. 
The new one-design class has been started to provide a 
fast boat, well fitted for general sailing and class racing 
under local conditions, but less extreme in type, less cost- 
ly, more generally useful and more durable in construc- 
tion; while not liable to be out-built in a single season. 
Compared with the small yachts of a few years ago, the 
design would still be extreme in form and sail area; but 
at the same time it is far abler than the latest racing type, 
and better fitted for the average sailor. The dimensions 
are: 
Length— 
Over all • - 33ft. 6m. 
L.W.L. : 20ft. 
Beam — " 
Extreme 8ft. 8m. 
L.W.L 7ft. 3in. 
Draft- 
Hull lom. 
With board 6ft. ^ 
Freeboard — ■ 
Bow ••• 2ft. 3in. 
Least • I ft- 6in. 
Counter ift- 8in. 
Sail area — , 
Mainsail 400 sq. ft 
Jib 120 sq. ft. 
Total 520 sq. ft. 
Gasolene Engines and Launches.— VI. 
BY F. K. GRAIN. 
{Concluded from page 297, April 15.) 
Scrapers.— Very good boat scrapers are made by turn- 
ing up the end of an old flat file and grinding to the re- 
quired edge, wrap the hand end with cord or rag, other- 
wise it will hurt the hands if used for a long time at 
once. 1 i r 
Preserving Unused Paint.— To keep white lead from 
hardening after the keg has been opened, fill or cover the 
lead with water. . 
Putty, Care of Stain.— Putty placed under water will 
also keep soft. To make cherry stain, take burnt sienna 
and a little rose pink mixed thin with oil, turpentine and 
a little dryer. r u ^ 
Brass Polish.— To polish brass take any of the best 
makes of polish, apply with a piece of waste or rag, and 
after having stood for an hour or so, rub with a strip of 
canton flannel, following afterward with silicon or whiten- 
ing, which will remove all the grease left from the polish 
and give a clean and brilliant luster. If you desire to 
leave your brass work without care for any length of 
time give it a coat of vaseline, using a new paint brush 
to apply it with. ., 1 1 • 
Preserving Oil Cloth.— Should the oil cloth in the 
boat show signs of wear or become dull, give it a coat or 
two of varnish, in fact, if you will varnish the back of 
your cloth when new, it will add greatly to its life, as the 
back part is first to be attacked by dampness. 
Stern Lines.— It is well when the water is shallow or 
the boat lays around at low tide to put out a stern line or 
anchor, which will prevent the boat swinging or ndmg 
up and then resting on a fluke of the anchor which often 
results in a hole and a sunken boat. 
Fenders. — A very good fender to place on the stern ot 
your yawl boat is the heel of an old rubber boot. Old 
garden hose with a rope of suitable length run through 
it makes a very fair side fender. 
Cables to Preserve.— If you are using the same cable 
to anchor with continually, it is well to change ends every 
two weeks, as it will materially add to the life of the rope, 
giving one end a chance to dry out and preventing it 
fouling with slime, weeds, etc. . , • 
Ropes Swelling.— Always remember in buying new . 
rope that it will swell after being in use, therefore, if to 
reeve through blocks care must be taken to allow ample 
room for swelling. , , 1 1. j 
Broom. — Keep an old broom aboard to wash the inud 
of? of anchor before taking on deck; it will save you lots 
of work, , , ,. -J J u 
Repainting. — If your boat looks dirty outside, dont 
repaint until you have scrubbed it with soap and water. 
Salt water soap can be had for that purpose; this may 
save you repainting, and the necessary loss of use and 
time, and in any case would have to be done. . ^ 
Kinks in Ropes.— To keep, new rope from kinking 
fasten one end to a post or anything convenient, then 
stretch it out full length, pull as hard as you can all 
the while, turning or twisting the opposite way from 
■ which it is twisted, or in other words, unwind it. - A little 
twisting and pulling will take some of them out, and it 
will be found to be quite pliable. Another good way is 
%Q allow it to tow astern. , _ 
