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side of the seam, but a first-class builder would not caulk sach 
tmh planning at all, but would fit the two edges perfectly water-' 
tight without any stopping, only varnishing each seam as it is 
fitted. 
This is rather beyond any amateur's powers, and is only done 
by one or two of the very best builders, so it will be best to caulk 
all seams. 
■From the foregoing description, it will be seen how important 
it is to make good seams, and it is really a matter of care and 
patience more than great skill. After the first difficulties are 
overcome seevral planks are svire to be spoiled at first, but that is 
of no consequence, as each failure teaches something, and the 
spoiled plank will always come in for some other part. 
So far, we have been considering the planking as if each plank 
was in one piece, but this will seldom be tlie case in all the 
planks even in a long easy boat, while in a short hard bilged 
■boat like a dinghy, there would be very few planks without a 
.seraph, as not only would the curve, or 'sny,' of the plank be 
too great for the widths of the boards, but even if it could be cut 
cut m one piece the grain would run so short across the end.s 
that the plank would be very weak and would sure to split in , 
nailing. The wasts of wood wottid also be very great, and it 
would be difficult to take an accurate spiling for such an extreme 
curve. 
For these reasons, it is usual to scarph all planks where the 
curve or 'sny' exceeds the width of the widest part of the plank. 
The after end of the plank is fitted and nailed in place, as pre- 
viously described, but betore finally nailing in place; the scarph 
is made. The best form of scarph is that known as a "butt 
scarph,' and in this, the after end of the forward half of the 
plank overlaps the fore eiid of the after half, for about 2 in. 
The two ends are carefully tapered oft' so as to fit each other; the 
after end of the forward half plank being let into the other, about 
V^in. or more, according to the thickness of the planking, and 
the fore end of the after halt plank being tapered to a feather 
edge; this featlier edge should come on a timber, so that when 
the scarph is nailed, the nails in the fore end of the scarph will 
go through the timber; those on the after end or 'butt' of the 
scarph being clinched inside on the plank. 
It is most important that all scarphs should be very carefully 
fitted, as a leaky scarph is difficult to put right. All such joints 
should be mads with a small iron plarie, and when they are a 
good fit they must be well painted with thick red and white lead, 
or some similar preparation. The nails should be finer than 
those vised in the rest of the planking, and great care used not 
to split the end of the plank, as the row of scarph nails should 
be only half an inch from the edge, and about an inch apart. 
Where there is a sharp turn in the timbers, as at the bilge and 
on the quarters, the planks for these parts should be cut from 
boards a little thicker than the rest, so as to allow the center of 
the plank to be hollowed on the inside to fit the curve of the 
section, and it will also be rounded on the outside to correspond. 
The hollowing is done with a round soled plane, which is easily 
made from a small wooden smoothing .plane by rounding the face 
and grinding the iron into a curve of about Vsin. to the 2in. of 
width of iron. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES, 
Messrs. Wilmer and Addison Hanan, owners of the 
English-built cutter Astrild, which burned and sank re- 
cently off Port Chester, will have the hull raised and 
inspected with a view to rebuilding her. Astrild is of 
composite construction, having steel frames, and there is 
a possibility that these may not have been seriously warped 
Kjr damaged by the fire, which was caused by the explosion 
of a gasoline stove. 
>Ir. Philip T. Dodge's English-built cutter Eelin, which 
left Southampton. on April 18, has arrived in good shape 
at the Greenport Ba.sin & Construction Company's yards 
at Greenport, L. I. Eelin's sailing master reports that 
rnild weather was experienced throughout the passage, and 
the boat could have carried her racing rig without any 
danger to herself. The yacht was almost home when the 
wind dropped quite out, and made it a drifting finish from 
Gardiner's Bay to Greenport, in which it took twenty 
hours to cover the twenty miles remaining. Sailing from 
Southampton on April 18, Eelin arrived at Bermuda on 
June 6 and weighed anchor for the last time the follow- 
ing day. Her final run with the exception of the last 
twenty miles was only a series of pleasant days' sailing. 
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Isolde, which was recently purchased by Mr. Daniel 
Bacon, N. Y. Y. C, arrived in New York on June 10 on 
the deck of the steamer Manitou. Isolde was built by the 
Herreshoffs at Bristol in 1895 for Prince Leopold, of 
Belgium, who afterward sold her to Baron Von Zedtwitz, 
at that time an intimate friend of Emperor Will'am. Em- 
peror William was the indirect cause of the Count's death 
by his yacht Meteor colliding with Isolde in the second 
(day's racing of the Royal Albert regatta at Southsea, Eng- 
land, on Aug, 18, 1897. In the race that day were the 
jarge boats Ailsa, Britannia, Meteor and Satanita, and in 
the smaller class were the Saint, Niagara, Samphire, 
Audrey, Penitent aitd Isolde. The course was twenty- 
three miles long, which the large yachts were to sail over 
twice, and the smaller class once. When the big yachts 
had finished the first round and were starting on the sec- 
ond the boats of both classes became crowded together. 
Isolde was between Britannia and Meteor, and was fouled 
by the latter. The mast of Isolde was carried away and 
she heeled to such an extent that it threw all those on 
board into the water. One of the blocks of Isolde struck 
the Baron on the head before he went overboard, and 
though alive when picked up, he died at the club house at 
Ryde a few hours afterward. All the sailors were saved. 
Since the accident the j'acht has been laid up at Southamp- 
ton. She was a sister boat to Mr. Howard Gould's 
Niagara, and is 44ft. 3in. on the waterline, 66ft. over all 
and 12ft. lin. beam. 
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The work of breaking tip Defender is now progressing 
at City Island. The interior fittings are being removed, 
and as soon as that is done the hull will be cut into pieces 
small enough to be easily transported to Newark, where 
the metal will be sold. 
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Nevada, which was designed by Mr. Charles F. Herres- 
hoff, Jr., started on June 15 in a match race for a special 
prize against Tutty, designed by Mr. A. E. Payne, and 
built in 1898, over a course of thirty-six and one-half 
miles. A fresh breeze was blowing at the time. Tutty 
outsailed Nevada on every point, and after a hopeless 
stern chase Nevada lowered her topsails and left Tutty to 
finish the race alone. Emperor William's Meteor beat 
Kariad by seven minutes over a forty-seven-mile course 
on the same day. 
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The three English boats built for Mr. Lorne Currie to 
try for the Seawanhaka cup have sailed trial races on 
Southampton Water. England. The boats are named Grey- 
friar, designed by Mr. Chambers, of Ipswich ; L'Esper- 
ance. designed by Mr. Linton Hope, and Insula, designed 
by Mr. Harley Mead. The result of the trials has shown 
Greyfriar to be the fastest boat of the three. She has 
shown great speed in reaching, beating the other two 
CUIVSTITUTIOX AFTER THE BREAKDOWN. 
Copyright by Tames Burton, Neiv York. 
boats easily. Greyfriar will be placed aboard the steam- 
ship Australasian, which will .sail for Montreal on June 
27. The racing crew will consist of Mr. Lorne Currie, 
Mr, Algernon Maudslay, Mr. Rivers Fletcher and Mr. 
Marmaduke Pike. Mr. Currie will sail for America early 
in July and give his boat some trials before the first 
race, which takes place on July 24, 
Messrs. Von Lengerke & Detmold launched a 48ft. 
cruising cabin launch on June 18. The yacht was built by 
the Racine Boat Mfg. Co. for Mr. George A. Barker, of 
New York cit}^ and is equipped with two 17 horse-power 
triple cylinder electro vapor engines. She is 48ft. over 
all, 43ft. 6in. on the waterline, 9ft. 3in. beam and draws 
32in. The boat will be known as Idle Hour. 
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The sloop Quero, owned by Mr. Richard Derby, of 
New York city, was badly damaged by fire at Belfast, Me., 
a short time ago, and Capt. Dodge and the steward were 
seriously burned. The fire was caused by the explosion 
of an oil stove. 
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The Bath Iron Works, of Bath, Me., recently closed a 
contract for a large steel steam yacht, which it is stated is 
for Mr. A, S. Bigelow, of Boston, the owner of the steam 
vacht Ituna. 
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Messrs. Gardner & Cox are getting tip plans for a cruis- 
ing centerboard sloop for Mr. George Bullock, Seawan- 
haka Corinthian Y. C. The boat will be built this stun- 
mer and will be used by her owner in southern waters dur- 
ing the coming winter. Next season she will be raced 
in the 5Tft. class on Long Island Sound. 
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Messrs, Tams, Lemoine & Crane have recently placed 
contracts with the Burlee Shipbuilding Co., of Port Rich- 
mond, S. I,, for two large steam yachts. The largest of 
these boats is for Mr. W. D. Leeds, of New York city. 
She will be 260ft. over all, 2isft. on the waterline, 28f't. 
beam and 14ft. draft. The boat was designed solely for 
deep sea cruising, and will have a large bunker capacity ; 
her speed will be about fifteen knots. The other vessel is 
for Mr. Daniel R. Reed, of New York city, particulars of 
which have not been given out. Both vessels will be com- 
pleted for the season of 1902. 
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Mr. J. Roger Maxwell's new cutter that will race in 
the 51ft. class was launched from the Herreshoffs on 
June 13. She will be known as Humma. 
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The new 43ft. cutter that was designed by Messrs. 
Gardner & Cox. and built by Mr. Frank Wood at City 
Island for Mr. W. L. Ward, of Port Chester, was launched 
on June 13. She was named Dorwina. 
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The English-built steam yacht Kethailes recently pur- 
chased by Rear-Com. Charles L. F. Robinson, N. Y. Y. C, 
arrived at Newport on June 10 after a fourteen days' trip 
from Liverpool. The yacht stopped at the Azores on May 
31 for coal and made the passage from there to Newport 
in eight days. Com. Robinson has chartered the yacht 
for the summer to Mr. A. C. Burrage. of Boston. During 
the coming winter Com. Robinson will take his family on 
Kethailes to the Mediterranean. 'She is 167ft. on the 
waterline, 24.15ft. beam and 13.8ft. deep. She registers 
479 tons Thames measurement. Her name has been 
changed to Wanderer. 
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The English-^built steam yacht Katomba, which has been 
chartered by Mr. Larz Anderson, of Boston, arrived at 
New York on June 8, after a passage of fifteen days from 
Greenock, Scotland. The yacht is built of .steel and has 
six watertight bulkheads and two decks. The vessel was 
built bv the Ailsa Shipbuilding Co., at Troon, Scotland, 
from designs made by Mr. G. L. Watson, in 1898. She is 
163ft. on the waterline, 24.15ft. beam and i3-75ft- deep. 
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We have received a copy of an excellent little book 
which is entitled "The Yachting Record." It is compiled 
and edited by Mr. A. F. Aldridge, of the Atlantic Y. C. 
The book will be invaluable to yachtsmen interested in 
racing, as the book contains' the summaries of all the 
races sailed in New York Harbor and along the Sound as 
far east as Newport during the season of 1900. The book 
is very complete, and carefully indexed so that each 
boat's racing record can be easily found. The volume is 
well printed and bound in a dark green buckram. Copies 
may be secured from Thompson & Co., 9 Murray street. 
Yacht Ouh Notes. 
Mr. Frank Bowne Jones, chairman of the Regatta Com- 
mittee of the Indian Harbor Y. C, announces that the race 
that was arranged by the club for the 90-footers, to be 
sailed the latter part of this month, and for which Con- 
stitution, Columbia and Independence had been entered, 
has, on account of the accident to Constitution, which has 
necessitated changes in the racing engagements for these 
yachts, been indefinitely postponed. 
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Com. Frederick T. Adams, of the Larchmont Y. C, has 
appointed Gen. Thomas L. Watson Fleet Captain, vice 
Joseph H. Sterling, resigned. 
Charles J. Neilson has resigned as Commodore, and J. 
C. Heine as Secretary of the Canarsie Y. C. 
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The New Rochelle Y. C. will hold its sixteenth an- 
nual regatta Saturday, June 22. The races will be for 
sloops and cutters of the 51, 43, 36, 30, 25, 21 and i8ft. 
classes ; for yawls of the 43 and 36ft. classes ; for 30, 25, 
21 and i8ft. catboats; for the regular class of raceabouts, 
and also for the Newport special 30-footers, the Larch- 
mont 25ft. one-des.'gn class and the Seawanhaka one- 
design class of knockabottts. The starting line will be off 
the entrance of Echo Bay. The Si-footers will sail a dis- 
tance of twenty-two miles, going three times over the 
course, which lies from the starting line to the Gangway 
Buoy, across the Sound, to 'the Old Hen Buoy, at Hemp- 
stead Harbor, and back. The smaller sloops, including 
the special 30-footers, the yawls and the Larchmont class, 
will go twice over the course, making a sail of fourteen 
and two-thirds miles. The 25, 21 and i8ft. boats of all 
classes will go to the Red Buoy, at the southwesterly end 
of the Hen and Chickens Reef, thence to the Middle 
Ground Buoy, at Execution Reef, and home, the 25-footers 
sailing the course three times over — twelve and three- 
quarter miles — and the 21 and 18 footers twice — eight and 
one-half miles. The races will be sailed under the rules 
of the Yacht Racing Associat'on of Long Island Sound. 
The preparatory signal, the blue peter, will be set at 12 
o'clock, after which the several classes will be sent away 
at intervals of five minutes. Entries will be received up 
