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also tised fof picnic's khd exctii'slotis about Lake St. 
Louis and up into the Lake of Two Mountains. The gen- 
eral specifications are as follows, the construction being 
cheap, strong and durable, and well suited for the purpose. 
The design is applicable to many localities where similar 
conditions exist. With some modification of the arrange- 
ments it w^ould make an excellent yacht for private use. 
Specifications for Steam Yacht St, Louis. 
General Conditions — The vessel is to be finished com- 
plete, ready for sea. She must proceed from Kingston to 
Montreal under her own steam and will only be accepted 
after inspection by the Government inspector at Montreal 
and a satisfactory trial showing that she is perfectly 
tight and that everything is working smoothly and well. 
The contract includes in addition to the hull, engine, boiler 
and steering gear, the flag poles, as indicated in the 
drawing, Sampson post, cavals. towing posts, chocks at 
bow, sides and stern for mooring and towing lines, coal 
hole covers, and everything necessary to the coriipletion 
of a first-class vessel of this size, with the exception of 
the cabin work, which is to be finished as further specified. 
Material — All material must be strictly first-class. Tim- 
ber to be of good quality, well seasoned and free from 
large knots, rot, wane, shakes, sap or other imperfec- 
tions, all to be satisfactory to the purchaser's inspector. 
The fastenings throughout to be of wrought iron, where 
possible galvanized. 
Frames — Oak sawed ij^in. sided, 4in. moulded, double 
spaced, 3ft. centers with two 2x2 stem bent frames be- 
tween each sawed frame. The sawed frames to be bolted 
together with screw bolts ^in. diameter, i8:n. centers 
where frames are straight, and 9in. centers at the turn 
of bilge. 
Keel — 4x9 rock elm, stem 6in. sided white oak, sister 
keelsons on each side, 4x12 tamarack where inside of hull, 
and on each side of the tunnel where rabbeted for plank- 
ing to be of white oak or rock elm. Keel and keelsons 
to be in long lengths and where joined to be properly 
scarfed with fish pieces, and thoroughly bolted. (The 
outer keelsons were also of tamarack.) 
Planking— To be of white or yellow pine, full i^in. 
.stock. To be in long lengths not more than 4;^in. wide 
above the waterline, except sheer strake, which may be 
8in. The butts to have not less than sft. shift, unless 
three planks intervene, all butts to be made on oak butt 
blocks, the end of each plank to be connected with at 
least three %in. screw bolts. The planking to be fastened 
to each sawn frame with at least three 3^in. wrought 
boat nails, galvanized, and to each bent frame by at least 
two wrought iron boat nails, clinched. (The bottom 
wa-i planked with tamarack, the topsides with white pine.) 
Clamps — To be 3x6in. pine at center in long lengths well 
scarfed and bolted where joined, to be bolted to each 
frame head wdth Kin. screw bolts. Clamps may be 
thinned at ends to 2x6in. 
Deck Beams — To be cut of proper camber of pine 2x3in. 
at center, spaced I2in. centers securely fastened to clamp? 
with ]4m. bolts and spiked to frame heads. At fore and 
aft ends of each cabin a 4x3 beam to be worked into 
bulkhead, four heavy beams in all. 
Deck Plank— White or yellow pine full I'Ain. stock noi 
over 3in. wide, in long lengths with butts well shifted, 
fastened to deck beams with two 3^in. wrought gal- 
vanized boat nails at each beam. 
Framing — All framing to be thoroughlv well done in 
accordance with the best practice, stem, deadwoods breast 
hooks to be of proper material well fastened. At each 
heavv beam fore and aft of cabins fasten lodging knees, 
sunnly and fit necessary floors in tamarack or oak under 
engine, boiler and throughout hull, and proper oak 
stringers for engine and boiler bed. Particular attetitiori 
must be paid to the framing of the tunnel and stern, which 
the builder must arrange to the satisfaction of the pur- 
chaser's inspector. 
Finish of Hull— The fastenings of outside plank to be 
punched 3-i6in. deep and the holes paid and flushed with 
good putty, seams to be thoroughly caulked with cotton, 
paid sind flushed with putty. Fastenings in deck plank to 
be. counter-bored and filled with wooden plugs, seams 
to be thoroughly caulked with cotton and paid with 
marine glue. The whole of the hull to receive three coats 
of the best white lead paint. All bright work to have 
three coats of the best spar varnish. 
Rail— Fit oak rail i^x4in. finished bright, to be set 
at least 6in. above the deck on say 2x6 pine plank on 
edge, bolted to the covering board. 
Covering Board— To be of oak rabbetted for ends of 
deck plank. 
Rubbing Strake— To be 2x3 oak carefully fastened to 
sheer strake and covering board wdth scarfed joints To 
be left bright. 
Cabin — To be built as shown on plans of pine with 
3x4 stanchions every 6ft., extending down to the main 
floors and intermediate stanchions, 2x3, finishing at comb- 
ing. The outside to be neatlv covered with smooth 
matched lumber ^in. thick. Waling at windows and plate 
for roof beams 2x3. Roof to be well constructed, of 
sufficient strength to carry the whole space covered with 
passengers, the deck to be covered with 8oz. canvas painted 
with three coats of white lead. Sliding windows glazed 
to be provided as indicated on plan. Fit double paneled 
doors at aft end of ladies' cabin and fore end of forward 
cabin, also into small rooms for water closets in each 
cabin. Two partitions, one at each end of machinery 
.space, both to be closed without doors. Fit companion 
slides and stairs, two sets. 
The engine room to be fitted with coal bunkers, having 
proper iron covers at deck, to have iron ash pit, and to 
have the woodwork thoroughly protected wherever there 
IS danger from fire. All cabin work to be well finished 
and to have best white lead paint, three coats inside and 
out. 
Steering — Wheel on a stand on top of cabin with proper 
steering gear all fitted to tiller on the rudder, all this 
w-oodwork on hull and cabin to be done same as shown on 
plan furnished by the purchasers, in a good workmanlike 
manner, according to the usual way^ of this class of 
yacht work. 
TABLE OF OFFSETS. 
Stations spaced 6ft , level lines spaced ]ft. 
J Heights above Base Line 
Stations. 
Bottom 
of Keel 
B'loor. 
Top of 
Kail. 
7 1 
2 
2 
6 8 
2 
1 4 
1 6< 
6 2 
8 
9 
1 2 
5 8 
i 
4 
10 
5 .3'' 
1 
7 
5 
04 
6 
4 S4 
1 1 
6 
4 6 
2 1 
8 
4 4 
S 
1 
4 4 
% 11 
1 T 
4 5 
2 
4 5 
Half-Breadths. 
Rail 
1 
1 
3 
5 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
6 
4 
2 
4 
6 
6 
31 
08 
14 
No I 
Level 
Line. 
[ Load 
Water- 
lin-. 
No 1 
Water- 
linu. 
i 
1 1 
8 24 
2 2 
4 9 
8 104 
2 2" 
0 8 
4 11' 
3 103 
6 16 
5 6 
4 T 
6 2« 
5 T8 
4 91 
6 16 
5 T_ 
4 9i 
5 11' 
5 4 
4 18 
1 84 
1 5 52 
t 1 8 
1 1 
1 t 81 
1 81 
4 72 
1 11" 
3 10 
|8 8 
2 2 
A New 5f-Footer. 
The success of Larry Huntington's Rochellc has 
brought him an order for a 51-footer of the same type 
lor next season.. She is for Mr. Edward Kelly the 
present owner of Rochelle. Considering that Ro'chelle 
was designed for racing under British rules, and was not 
altered during last- season, it is all the more remarkable 
that she made such an excellent showing on thi-^ side 
In the new yacht Mr. Huntington will not be handi- 
capped by any racing rules, except those that the boat 
sai s under in these waters, and for that reason the 
Kelly boat ought to be a more consistent perfonii<^r in all 
weathers. Much time has been spent on the plans of the 
new boat, and he is confident that she will beat Altair, 
bhark, Syce and any new boats that may appear in the 
class another year. The boat will be about 4&ft. long on 
the waterlme, by far Mr. Pluntington's largest produc- 
tion. The .summary of the past season's racing show^ 
that three of his boats hold championships in their 
respective clas.ses. Their names are Rochelle, Monaoose 
IL and Ox. 
Mr. Huntington has bought the property adjoining his 
present yard, where he is to erect a new and larger shop 
and It IS here that the boat will be built. A channel i,s 
now being dredged up to the new site which will p-ive 
Olt. of water at low tide. All work with the exception 
of spar making will be done in the new shop and the 
present shed will be used for the storage of spar-^ sails 
and small boats. 
The following steam yachts have this week gone into 
winter quarters in the basins of the Gas Engii^-' and 
Power Company and Seabury & Companv at Morris 
Heights, New York: The To;neti:e, E. E. Smithers • 
the Margaret. J. H. Rutherford; the Annbel T Camp- 
bell Smith ; the Hirondelle,, J. F. Zimmerman ; tli > Reva 
George L. Ronalds; the Raynham, E. S. Woodward' the 
Calypso, Mrs. JuHa Curtis; the Genevieve. L D Fi'ske- 
the Aflegra, Charles M. Pratt; the Franeda. Er?nk Be- 
ment; the Halcyon, the Hiawatha, Julius Fleischmann- 
the Wachusett. Edward Weston; the Hfldegarde (auxiK 
iary), Blakeley Hall; the Marjencha, Dr, H. .^..^Mande- 
ville; the Rex, Alexander Stein, and the Eleanor, R W 
Cummings. • .• ^ 
