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examination when under way. (Accident to La Pari- 
sieiine last year.) 
The electric wiring must be carefully insulated; the 
wiijes must be inclosed in lead piping or insulated with a 
majterial unaffected by damp. Wires should never be 
plated in proximity to the petrol piping. Accumulators 
shquld be fitted in an easily accessible and well ventilated 
compartment. 
electric lighting is installed on board, the Veritas 
wiring rules should be followed. 
When paraffin or other heavy oils are used, such strict 
precautions need not be taken ; the tanks need not be in 
a sp'ecial compartment, and, if the motor is not inclosed, 
tube ignition may be used. If petrol, benzol or alcohol 
be necessary for starting up a heavy oil motor, the con- 
taining tank must be placed outside the motor compart- 
ment and fitted with two cocks, one at the tank and one 
at the carburetor inlet. 
The Bureau Veritas has emitted these rules rather as 
recommendations than a series of hard-and-fast regula- 
tions; at the same time it is obvious that if insurance is 
to be effected in France, these recommendations will have 
to be carried out, and their general adoption by makers 
is uierely a matter of time. 
lin our opinion, it is high time that Lloyd's took up the 
question of regulating the installation of motors in 
launches. There is room for a series of rules which would 
form the criterion of launch engineering, and provided 
that the rules are sound. "Built to Lloyd's rules" would 
be an excellent guarantee. 
[On November 26, 1904, we published an article on the 
installation of marine gasolene engines. It is pleasing to 
note that the Bureau Veritas has taken the matter up 
and published their recommendations. Lloyd's, as soon 
as its importance is realized, will in all probability formu- 
late requirements, and some day regulations may be in 
force in America looking entirely to the safety of operator 
and others who may be exposed to danger resulting from 
faulty or improper engine installation.] 
Queries on Marine Motors. 
H. H. R., St. Louis, Mo.— I thought to improve the circulation 
in my two-cvcle engine by substituting a rotary gear for the 
plunger pump with which it was equipoed. It ran very satisfac- 
torily until I ran the boat backward, at the warf one day for some 
time, and as a result had to have cylinder rebored, new pistons 
and rinsrs. Do you know of a pump of this sort that will run in 
either direction? 
Ans. — As four-cycle engines nearly always are built to 
run in the same direction, gear pumps can be used with 
them to good advantage, but a two-cycle engine that 
can he run in either direction, unless it is equipped with 
a system of check valves, and piped so that the suction 
may become the discharge, may give you trouble. 
M. O. B., Bath, Me.— Which do you consider the better for 
gasolene engine bearings, bronze or Babbitt metal (?) 
Ans. — Removable bronze bushings can be renewed 
much more readily than Babbitt metal, and can be put 
in place much more surely than Babbitt can be poured, 
unless one has facilities for the purpose — same as in 
the shop where the engine is built. We do not know 
of any manufacturer at present using for the lower half 
of his bearing a removable bronze with Babbitted cap; 
but it seems as if the nlan was a good one. Whether 
bronze is better than Babbitt, we are unwilling to say, 
as there is a great difference of opinion, as there is in 
bronze and Babbitt themselves. 
J. H. B., Washington. N. C— What ought it to cost to rebore 
my two-cvcle engine cvlinder where the pin scored it badly so 
that I cannot get compression, or keep the oil from blowing out 
of fhe cups? 
Ans. — The manufacturer of your engine will proba- 
bly give you a better price than you can get it done 
elsewhere, as they are fitted up for it. It is; a job 
that every machinist cannot be trusted to do. as there 
may not be sufficient metal' left, and it will necessitate 
new piston and rings. The simple matter of getting the 
hole for the wrist pin exactly at right angles to the 
sides of the piston is not so simple when you come to 
try and do it. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
The NATIONAL' Motorboat Exhibition. — Not to be out- 
done by- any foreign country, the management of the first 
National' Motorboat Exhibition, which will open in Madi- 
son ^Square Garden, New York city, on February 21 in 
conjunction with the Sportsmen's Show, has arranged to 
have the big affair opened by either President Roosevelt 
or his persona] representative. Word to this effect was 
received yesterday by Manager Dressel, and in case Presi- 
dent Roosevelt himself cannot be on hand, the Hon. Paul 
Morton, Secretary of the Navy, is expected to honor the 
Association by opening their first exhibition. 
Never before, outside of Naval functions, has there 
been anything which will compare with the demonstration 
at this opening, as, aside from the naval_ officials, there 
will be present commodores of all the leading yacht clubs 
in the United States. 
The largest indoor lagoon ever known in this country 
will occupy the center of the Garden, and motorboats will 
whirl around the twelve-lap course, while spectators view 
them from outside, and from the island in the center, 
which will be reached by rustic bridges from the main- 
land. The Sportsmen's Show has ever been a favored 
event in the. Garden, and with its guides, trappers, water 
sports, combined with the motorboats, the eleventh ex- 
hibition should surpass all former ones. The Show in- 
terests the lover of outdoor sports, whether he be a 
hunter, fisherman, canoeist, yachtsman or motorboat 
enthusiast. 
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Power Boat Installation. — Our esteemed English 
contemporary, Yachtsmen, is publishing a series of arti- 
cles on installation in power launches. It is a subject 
worthy of careful thought, and anything that we can 
learn to make power boating any safer or pleasanter does 
not come amiss. We have never heard of any electric 
welded tanks having been used for the purpose here, and 
srerc facilities couvenieiit for the operation tliejr would 
indeed make good tainks. In a recent issue it was pre- 
dicted that Lloyds would soon take up the matter, and 
note the following: 
"Although marine motors are only a few years old, 
Lloyds have already recognized the necessity for draw- 
ing up a set of rules to regulate their installation in boats. 
A committee may, we understand, be shortly appointed 
to go thoroughly into the matter. This should tend to 
simplify the insurance of motor craft, which has to be 
done nowadays in a rather happy-go-lucky style. Lloyds 
are, after all, the only proper and fitting body to take up 
the question; the Board of Trade can only interfere when 
the launch is a public conveyance. A uniform standard 
would be an inestimable boon and would form a standard 
for the makers to work to and a guarantee for the buyer, 
always provided that the rules are sound." 
Exhibits at the Motor Boat and Sportsmen's Show. 
—The Gas Engine & Power Co. and Chas. L. Seabury 
& Co. will show the 32ft. high speed yacht tender biiilt 
for Com. F. G. Bourne, steam yacht Delaware, with 
guaranteed speed of 18 miles, a description of which we 
gave in these columns several weeks since; a 33ft. by 7ft. 
family launch with a 12 horsepower, four cylinder Speed- 
way gasolene engine, with speed of 10 miles; a 21ft. 
standard naphtha launch, and two and four-cycle engines 
from 3 to 70 horsepower. 
Racine Boat Manufacturing Company, Muskegon, 
Mich., will have a 21ft. semi-speed boat with an 8 horse- 
power double cylinder two-cycle engine, an i8ft. standard 
launch with a 3 horsepower single two-cycle engine, and 
an entirely new type 12 horsepower double cylinder four- 
cycle engine. They will show an assortment of hunting 
canoes and Racine boats. 
Lunkenheimer Company, of Cincinnati, O., will show 
detail of every power boat device they manufacture, 
vaporizers, lubricators, valves, etc., and will have several 
working models. 
Lozier Motor Company's exhibit will consist of a 21ft. 
standard launch with a 3 horsepower two-cycle engine, 
and a 31ft. semi-speed launch with 25 horsepower new 
design four cylinder four-cycle engine. They will also 
show a new 40 horsepower four-cycle and a full line of 
two-cycle engines, from 3 to 10 horsepower. 
Newbury & Dunham, of Kingsbridge, will show 23ft. 
by 4ft. launch with 7 horsepower double cylinder two- 
cycle engine built by the Western Launch & Engine 
Works. Boat will be finished bright all over. They will 
have on exhiibtion an eight cylinder, 1,000 revolutions per 
minute, 100 horsepower four-cycle engine of the same 
make weighing 1,500 pounds, a 12 horsepower double 
cylinder heavy service engine, also several sizes two-cycle 
engines. 
Palmer Bros., Mianus, Conn., will confine their exhibit 
entirely to engines of both the two and four-cycle type. 
Their 1905 model three-ported two-cycle engines will be 
shown multiple and single cylinder, using jump spark 
ignition. Their four-cycle line will also show some 
modern ideas. 
The Williams-Whittelsey Company, successors to the 
Standard Boat Company, Steinway, N. Y., will show a 
mahogany launch built for former police inspector Alex. 
S. Williams; also a high speed launch with either a 
Standard or French-made engine of 25 or more horse- 
power. The hull construction for which Mr. E. Newton 
Whittelsey received a patent a short time ago will be 
shown, and as this method was employed in the autoboat 
Standard, it will be of interest. 
Smith & Mabley will show duplicates of the engines 
used in Vingt-et-un and Challenger, as well as a 33ft. 
mahogany launch with 30 horsepower Simplex engine 
and speed of 17 miles. 
James Craig, Jr., of New York, will have the Onontio's 
engine on exhibition; also several different sizes of en- 
gines, parts, etc. 
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Chicago Y. C. Makes Plans for its Annual Race 
TO Mackinac. — The marked success of the race to Mack- 
inac last year has resulted in the decision of the Yacht 
Owners' Association of the Chicago Y. C. to promote a 
similar race this year, and at their meeting on Thursday 
they definitely determined upon the event and the date 
for the same. The yachts will leave here on Saturday, 
July 29, at two P. M., and on approximately the same 
date another fleet of boats will leave Port Huron for the 
same objective point— Mackinac Island. The Detroit 
yachtsmen have been in correspondence with the Chicago 
Y. C, and promise a considerable fleet of sailing yachts 
from Toledo, Cleveland and Detroit, which will be ac- 
companied by a number of steam yachts, the idea being 
to have a big regatta when the boats all meet at Macki- 
nac. The distance is three hundred and thirty-three 
miles, and compares very favorably with the large cruis- 
ing races which are so popular on the eastern seaboard. 
It has been decided to make the race an open event and 
invite all the other yacht clubs on Lake Michigan to par- 
ticipate. A handsome prize will be given _ for each of 
the different classes; there will also be a time prize, as 
was the case last year. It is hardly to be expected that 
the record time of 37h. 40m., which was made by the 
winning boat last August, will be duplicated. It will be 
recalled that on that occasion the wind was extremely 
favorable and all the boats carried spinnakers practically 
the whole distance. Vencedor beat Vanenna with a nar- 
row margin of 4m. 40s., which result stands unparalleled 
in the history of long distance races. 
Preparations have now been made for the annual din- 
ner of the Chicago Y. C, which will be held some time 
this month. 
A number of new boats are being spoken of, and all 
indications point to a most successful season. 
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Mount Hope Y. C. Officers. — The Mount Hope Y. C, 
of Fall River, has elected the following officers : Com., 
Roger Brooks; Vice-Com., William Slade; Recording 
Sec'y, Michael F. Gallagher; Treas., George Hindle; 
Directors — Roger Brooks, Samuel Oldham, Stephen Har- 
rington, D. F. Keefe and Frank Milliken. 
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Rules and Regulations Governing Cruisers in the 
Monaco Races.— The Lozier Motor Company has en^ 
tered three boats they had at the Paris Salon D'Auto- 
mobile in the Monaco races, the 32ft. cruiser Usona IL, 
the 2 1 ft. open laimch. Bascom, and 2Sft, standing roof 
launch Newport. Through their courtesy we are. enabled 
to give a summary of the Monaco rules and conditions. 
The first class of cruisers or pleasure launches includes 
boats up to 6.5m.; ihe second 6.5m. to 8m.; third, 8m. to 
12m.; and fourth, 12m. to i8m. In each series there is a 
limit to the horsepower which is objained from cylinder 
volume, or as we would express it, piston displacement, 
which is found by multiplying the area of the piston by 
the stroke and that by the number of cylinders. This 
limit for the first class is 2.5 liters, 3.75 liters for the 
second, 7.5 liters for the third, and 15. liters for the 
fourth. The height, of freeboard and passenger capacity 
are both considered in defining a pleasure boat. For boats 
without deck or only partially decked over the coefficient 
for safety of navigation will be the height of freeboard 
at greatest beam, and the number of passengers to be 
carried must be one less than the length of the boat in 
meters, each fractional part counting as one meter. For 
all boats in the first class there is a minimum of four 
passengers. The available space for each passenger is 
45 cm. minimum, and as long as the required space is 
provided 70 kilos ballast may be used in lieu of each pas- 
senger. The freeboard when boat is loaded and gasolene 
is aboard must be at least .2m. plus .03 the length of the 
hull, exclusive of coaming or other artifice. The mini- 
mum beam allowed is .6om. plus one-eighth the length of 
the hull. The diameter of the cylinders will be measured 
by means of a micrometer to one-tenth of a millimeter, 
equivalent to slightly less than .004 inch. 
[One meter is 39.37in., and the lengths given here being 
metric can be readily reduced to feet and inches. A liter 
is a cubic centimeter or 61.016 cubic inch. — Ed.] 
The W. H. Mullins Co., of Salem, O., have added to their out- 
put a line of stamped steel motor boats, guaranteed to be non- 
leakable and unsinkable. This firm will have boats that will suit 
all classes of buyers, from a Ifi-foot torpedo stern mode!, fitted 
with 1% h. p. Mullins reversible engine, at $135, to their beaver 
tail auto racing boat, as shown in the accompanying cut. 
making. 
Officers of A. C. A,, J905. 
Commodore— C. F. VVolters, 14 Main St. East, Rochester, N. Y. 
Secretary— H. M Stewart, 85 Mam St., East Rochester, N. Y. 
Treasurer— F. G. Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y. 
Al LAN TIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore— W. A. Furman, 846 Berkeley Ave., Trenton, N. J. 
Rear-Commodore— F. C. Hoyt, 57 Broadway, New York. 
Purser— C. W. Stark, liS N. Montgomery St., Trentoii, N. J. 
Executive Committee— L. C. Kretzmer, L. C. Schepp Building, 
New York; E. M. Underbill, Box 262, Yonkers, N. Y. 
Beard of Governors— R. J. \v ilkin, 211 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 
Racing Board— H. L. (Juick, Yonkers, N. Y. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-.Commodore— Lyman T. Coppins, 691 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Rear-Commodore— Frank C. Demmler, 526 Smithfield St., Pittsburg. 
Purser— j. C. Milsom, r6Q Mooney Brisbane Bldg., Buffalo, N. Y. 
Executive Comniitlee— F. G. Mather, 30 Eik St., Albany, N, Y.; 
II. VV. Breitenstcin, 51\ Market St., Pittsburg, Pa. ; Jesse J. 
Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
Beard of Governors— C. P. Forbush, Buffalo, N. 'V. 
Racing Board— Harry M. Stewart, 85 Main St., East Rochester, 
N. Y. 
EASTER.V DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore— D. S. Pratt, Jr., 178 Devonshire St., Boston, 
Mass. „ , 
Rear-Commodore- \\'m. W. Crosby, 8 Court St., Woburn, Mass. 
Purser— W illiam E. Stanwood, Wellesley, Mass. _ 
Executive Committee— \Vm. J. Ladd, 18 Glen Road, Winchester, 
Mass • F. W. Notman, Box 2344, Boston, Mass.; O. C. Cun- 
ningham, care E. Teel & Co., Medford, Mass.; Edw, B. 
-Stearns, Box 63, Manchester, N. H. ^ ^ „ 
Racing Board— Paul Butler, U. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.; 
H. D. Murphy, alternate. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore— Chas. W. McLean, 303 James St., Montreal, Can. 
Rear-Commodore— J. VV. Sparrow, Toronto, Canada. 
Purser— J. V. Nutter, Montreal, Canada. 
Executive Committee— C. E. Britton, Gananoque, Ont.; Harry 
Page, Toronto, Ont. 
Board of Governors— J. N. MacKendrick, Gait, Ont. 
Racing Board— E. J. Minett, Montreal, Canada. 
WESTERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore— Burton D. Munhall, care of Brooks Household 
Art Co., Cleveland, O. ,t . , t r t. , 
Rear-Commodore— Charles J. Stedman, National Lafayette Bank, 
Cincinnati, O. ^, , , 
Purser— George Q. Hall, care of Bank of Commerce, Cleveland, O. 
Executive Committee— Thomas P. Eckert, 31 West Court St., 
Cincinnati, O.; Dr. H. L. Frost, 10 Howard St., Cleveland, O. 
Board of Governors— Henry C. Morse, Peoria, 111. 
How to Join the A. C. A. 
From Chapter I., Section 1, of the By-Laws of the A. C. A.: 
"Application for membership shall be made to the Treasurer, 
F. G Mather, 30 Elk St., Albany, N. Y., and shall be accompanied 
by the recommendation of an active member and by the sum of 
two dollars, one dollar as entrance fee and one dollar as dues for 
the current year, to be refunded in case of non-election of the 
applicant." . 
Atlantic Division Annttal Dinner. 
The following letter has been sent out to members of 
the Atlantic Division of the A. C. A. by Messrs. W. A. 
Holcombe, H. C. Allen, W. B. Maddock and C. W. Stark, 
who compose the committee on arrangements: 
Annually for several years, this division of the A. C. A. has 
held an informal dinner early in the year, to enable its members 
and their friends to spend an evening in good fellowship, as well 
as discuss the possibilities of the sport and make plans for the 
coming season. . , , , tt . , ^ i- ^ 
This year the dinner will be held at the Hotel Sterling, Trenton, 
N. J., Saturday evening, Feb. 18, at 7 o'clock. 
As Trenton, situated about the center of the division, and its 
membership, is easily reached by the best of tram service, the 
committee earnestly desire that you make an effort to be present; 
also to induce some other member or friend with whom you are 
in close touch to accompany you, an enjoyable time being assured 
jieforeluad. — 
