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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. i6, 1901. 
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TWENTY-FIVEFOOT VVATERLINE FAST CRUISER— SAIL I'LAN. 
Twenty-five-foot Waterline Fast 
Cruiser. 
Thk plans of Ihe 25ft. Avaterline sloop lliat appear in 
this. issue were made by Mr. William H. Hand, Jr.. of 
New Bedford, Mass. The boat was designed for Mr. 
J. C. Hartwell, of Prosidence. R. I., and she was built 
hy Messrs. Read Brothers, of Fall River, ]Mass. The 
owner wanted a comfortable boat with large cabin accom- 
modation, but still with some speed. The designer has 
met the owner's requirements, and the boat has proven 
herself fast, as well as comfortable. 
Below decks the boat is most room\'. and the cabin has 
licen laid out to give the greatest possible comfort to four 
people while cruising. A 12ft. transom runs along each 
side of the cabin, arranged so that two persons can sleep 
on each side. The cabin floor is 3ft. 4m. wide, and there 
is .5ft. iiin. headroom under the cabin trunk, while un- 
der skjdight there is 6ft. 4in. headroom. There are two* 
lockers in the after end of the cabin. In the forward 
end on the =^tarboard side is the sideboard and book 
.shelves, while opposite on the port side is a hanging 
locker. The toilet room, which is forward of the cabin 
on the starboard side, is furnished with a closet and 
a folding basin. Lockers for linen, etc.. are located in 
the toilet room. On the port side of the boat opposite the 
toilet room is the gaIle3^ which is fitted with the usual 
ice chest, dish and provision lockers, and stove. In the 
forecastle there is a pipe berth and ample room for the 
storage of lamps, paint, etc. The dimensions arc: 
Length — 
Over all 40ft. 8 in. 
L.W.I 25ft. 
Overhang-— 
Bow ■ 7ft. lYzin. 
Stem 8ft. 6^in. 
Beam — 
Extreme loft. 5 in. 
W.L 9ft. loKin. 
Draft- 
To rabbet 2ft. 6^4in. 
Ivxtreme . . . 4ft. 8 in. 
Board down 7ft- 6 in. 
iM-eeboard — 
Bow 3ft- 4^4111. 
Taffrail 2ft, 6^8 in. 
I^east 2ft. .VA'm. 
.Sail Area — 
Mainsail 775 sq. ft. 
Jib j68 ,sq. ft. 
Total 943 sq. ft. 
Displacement I2,8t9lbs. 
Ballast outside s.ooolbs. 
The cockpit is watertight and very roomy. The deck 
and flooring of cockpit are of pine laid in narrow strips. 
The boat is strongly constructed throughout, the entire 
frame being of while oak; the planking is of lin. long 
leaf pine. The cabin house and cockpit are finished in 
mahogany. The lead keel is fastened to the boat with 
Tobin bronze bolts. 
The centerboard is small and houses in a slot cut in 
the lead and wooden keels. Although the centerboard 
does not interfere in any way with the cabin accommoda- 
tion, it is a question whether it is large enough to be of 
material benefit. The centerboard pennant will lead un- 
der the cockpit floor to lifter end of cockpit, so that the 
man at the wheel can easily control the board without 
leaving the helm. The board is of oak and weighted so 
that it lowers easily, A plate is placed in the cockpit 
floor just over the pipe, so that if the board gets .iammed 
a rod can be run down and the board started. 
The sail plan is moderate when the power of the boat 
is considered. 
The steel cruising schooner building hy the Gas En- 
gine and Power Company and Seabury & Co., is for 
Mr. George W. Weld, of Boston, the former owner of 
the schooner yacht Hildegarde, 
Yachts in Winter Quarters. 
At Tebo's basin. South Brooklyn, the following yachts 
are laid up : The steam yachts Virginia, Electra, Surf, 
Leonora, Sapphire, Sultana, White Heather, Alcedo, Lav- 
rock, Nada, Arrow, Osceola, Thetis, Wadena, Kismet, 
Papoose, Linta, Buccaneer, Sentinel and Susquehanna. 
The schooner yacb,ts Alcyon, Latona and Sylph. The 
yawls Gaviota aud Cachelot. The . auxiliaries Edris, 
Satanella, Genesee and Aloha. 
At Mcintosh's basin, South Brooklyn, the fallowing 
steam yachts are laid up : Halcyon, Elsa, Priscilla, Wan- 
da, Laurena, Sappho, Lotus and Embla. The following 
schooners are also in the basin : Coronet, Orithyia, Triton, 
Laurel, Verona and Wayward. 
The following yachts have been put in winter quarters 
at the Morse Iron Works and Dry Dock Company's basin, 
South Brooklyn: The steam yachts Vamoose, Clifton, 
Paradox, Say When, Gladys, Carmen. Scud, Seneca and 
Aileen. The schooners Comet, Kiawasoa, Wanderer, 
Tioga. Wayfarer, Half Moon, Meteor and Julia. The 
sloops, Rosalie, Viking, Delfa, Isolde, LTlma, Mermaid, Fad, 
Wasp, Cockatoo, Frolic, Minerva, Hildegard, Vinona, Ar- 
gonaut, Foam, Schemer, Sayanara and Chispa. The yawls 
Huron, Taormina and the Cachelot, and the house-boat 
Uhna. ■ _ _ 
In Manning's Erie basin there are a large number of 
yachts laid up for the winter. The steam yachts include 
Whisper, Camilla, Spindrift, Marion, Maita, Mydia, Lu- 
cille, Avoc, Taro. Anita, Enterprise, Falcon, Aphrodite, 
Sagamore, Emeline, Lagonda, Conqueror, Cosette, Eliza- 
beth, Wauchusett, Neckan, Seneca and Grace R. The 
schooners include Ne^ira, Leslie, Fleetwing, Vesta, Cava- 
lier, Crusader, Intrepid and Fleuf de Lys. Among the 
sloops are Daphne, Saracen, Kelpie and Yvette. 
The Greenport Basin and Construction Cotjipany, of 
Greenport, N. Y., has under way the lengthening of -Mr. 
Williarh Gillette's hoUse-bOat Atint Polly. She will be 
enlarged bjy the addition of 39ft. amidships, and the entire 
interior will be remodelled. 
