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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec. I, 1900. 
FLIRT— Photo by Jackson, Marblehead 
turned over to the farmer's wife in return for the splendid 
place we had to pack our stuff on. 
Bedding, clothing, tent, oilskins and all the other -para- 
phernalia of a cruise had to be stowed in the smallest 
possible shape, ready for shipping, and the wharf was a 
splendid place on which to do our packing. 
We had set off the balance of our fireworks during the 
evening, so that was one package less. There was a 
fearful lot of stuff, but willing hands made light of the 
work, and before 10 o'clock everything was packed and 
aboard the boat, and the crew, with their store clothes 
on. were sailing across the bay. 
_ A nice breeze over the quarter soon ran us in, and put- 
ting the bundles in the shed at the wharf the boat was 
stripped and the cruise was over. 
The trip home would no.t be worth mentioning, only 
that, thanks to a rough sea and a crowd of passengers, 
Capt. Scott took the inside passage instead of the out- 
side one, as usual, consequently we had the pleasure of 
reviewing our trip from the deck of the steamer. This 
impressed on our minds the Bay of Quinte, and all feel 
that the trip, beside being very enjoyable, has added con- 
siderably to their knowledge of the geography of the 
eastern end of Lake Ontario. 
attain the highest possible speed; to achieve this is has 
been necessary to apply the very latest ideas in the design 
of both hull and machinery. - In this class of work Mr. 
Mosher has had wide experience. He designed Yankee 
Doodle, Norwood. Feiseen and Presto. While speed was 
the primary consideration, comfort was not entirely lost 
sight of, and the accommodations, although limited, are 
not cramped. The dimensions of Arrow are as follows : 
Length — 
Over all 130ft. 4in. 
Waterline 130ft. 
Beam — Extreme '. . . . 12ft 6in 
Draft- 
Normal 3ft. 6in. 
Under screws 4ft. yhi. 
The boat is fitted with six transverse water-tight bulk- 
heads ; 8ft. abaft of the bow is a collision bulkhead ; aft of 
this bulkhead are the crew's quarters, with ample accom- 
modation for twelve men. Next to the forecastle are the 
officers' quarters, consisting of a double stateroom run- 
ning the full width of the boat. Between officers' quarters 
and the bulkhead at the forward end of the boiler space is 
the galley, which occupies the full width of the vessel for 
a length of loft. 6in. The galley is very completely fitted 
and a stairway leads to the main deck. Aft of the engine 
space is the owner's stateroom, which occupies the full 
width of the ship, and is 7ft. 6in. long; connecting with 
this is a bath and toilet room. This room will be fitted 
in satinvvood lighted by four portholes and a monitor 
skylight. Next aft is the saloon, which is 13ft. 6in. long, 
and occupies the full width of the boat. The room will 
contain piano, bookcases and gun racks. The joiner work 
is of English oak. Eight portholes and a monitor skylight 
ventilate this room. Aft of the saloon is a double state- 
room fitted in Hungarian ash. It is lighted by four 
portholes and a monitor skylight. A toilet room is ar- 
ranged to open conveniently from both the saloon and 
the after stateroom; aft the saloon is a collision bulkhead. 
The deck is particularly roomy, being clear of the usual 
houses except the pilot house, which is 15ft. long, and 
will be used as the dining room, the after portion being 
used as a pantry with a dumbwaiter connecting with the 
galley below. The bridge is aft of the pilot house. The 
general construction of the boat is composite. The frames 
are steel below; the waterline, aluminum above, except 
through the boiler space and engine spaces, where they 
are steel throughout. The keelson, all floor plates, re- 
verse frames, bunker bulkheads, boiler saddles, engine 
foundations and other details are also of steel. The sides 
are double planked Avith mahogany. The deck is of wood 
except over the boiler space, where aluminum is used. 
The deck beams are of aluminum bulb angles and the same 
material^ enters into the construction largely. Two small 
boats will be carried — a 15ft. cutter and a 13ft. dinghy. 
The Arro\y is to be fitted with an extensive electric plant 
capable of supplying sixty incandescent lights and a 
powerful searchlight. 
Flirt. 
The^ 25-footer Flirt, whose lines, construction, cabin 
and sail plans appeared in Forest and Stream of Oct. 13- 
20, was designed by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield for Messrs. 
F. Wright Fabyan and Thomas H. McKee, and was built 
by Mr. David Fenton, of Manchester. 
Flirt has proved a most satisfactory all-round boat. In 
very light or very heavy weather -she is at her best, and 
under these conditions turns to windward beautifully. 
In moderate weather the centerboard boats in her class 
proved to be quite a match for her. In her first race 
on May 30 at South Boston she finished first, but was 
disqualified for fouling Little Peter. During the balance 
of the .season she was either first or second in all the 
Association races. An interesting event in which Flirt 
figured was the match races she sailed with Early Dawn 
in the middle of last October. The purse was for $x,ooo, 
and Flirt won the series. 
The following table is taken from the official record 
compiled by Sec'y Bliss, of the Massachusetts Y. R. A. : 
Class D, 25ft. Cabin Yachts. 
Starts. Ists. 2ds. 3ds. Blanks. Total. Average. 
ra.irt 11 7 3 0 1 89.5 .81 4-11 
Little Peter.... 11 4 5 1 1 760 .69 1-11 
Early Dawn.... 11 4 2 3 2 650 .59 1-11 
Hermes ........ 8 0 0 4 4 185 .23 1-8 
Sapho '. . . . 1 0 1 0 0 65 .11 4-5 
Jingo •. . . . 1 0 0 1 0 35 .06 2-5 
Helene 1 0 0 0 1 ]5 .02 4-5 
Cygnet 1 0 0 0 1 15 .02 4-5 
D. 
Arrow, 
The' twin scre.w. yacht Arrow, designed by Chas. jj. 
Mosher for Chas. R. Flint, was launched on Oct. 31 from 
the ship yard, of Samuel Ayers & Son, of Nyack. 
N. Y.. who also built Ellide and other fast boats from 
Mr. Mosher's designs. The boilers are nearing com- 
pletion at the Crescent Ship Yard, Elizabethport. N. j. 
The main engines and all auxiliaries have been constructed 
by the L. Wright Machine AVorks, Newark, N._J. The 
Arrow is the most recent example of a boat intended to 
DRIFT— SAIL, PLAN, 
