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THE KETTERING-OAKWOOD TIMES 
2600 FAR HILLS BUILDING, DAYTON 9, OHIO » « TELEPHONE WA 3141 
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Oct. 18 
Dear Mr. Schmitt: 
let's both start tomorrow! 
Enclosed are a few snapshots and a blueprint 
of the layout. Will you please return these (eventually), 
as it is the last blueprint I have. 
berths 
There are , as you can see , two Katiiixx forward , 
but one is pretty short. (Your cook will probably be short.) 
Then in the main cabin, the dinette breaks down to a double 
bunk, and the bunk in the wheelhouse is probably where 
the captain will sleep. 
The shower is fresh water, and the fresh water 
tanks hold 400 gallons. Usually, you can water up in most 
of the islands, but 400 gallons lasts a long time if the 
cook uses a little care in the galley. Watch him. Most 
of them are used to washing dishes under a running tap, and 
this, on a boat, is murderous, of course. It is imperative, 
in my book, to turn off one tank before you start, so that 
you can't run completely out of water by any chance. (Each 
tank holds 200 gal.) The sailor, a genial Polynesian by the 
name of Tautu, understands all this, and everything else 
mechanical on the boat. 
By the way , I am under the uneasy impression that 
I included the captain's salary in the price quoted. If so, 
this was in error. The price includes sailor and fuel. The 
captain will not be a large item — perhaps &300 a month, but 
that can be negotiated. 
You do not need a second sailor. There is an 
automatic pilot on board which relieves the chore of 
steering on your long runs, and another man would be a 
nuisance. Captain, sailor and cook are ample crew. 
The stove is alcohol, gravity feed, (for safety) 
and works very well. It is gimhhlled. The wheelhouse ice 
box will hold ice for one week with normal, and even abnormal 
use, and the electric refrigerator will take care of your 
foodstuffs that are perishable. The bunks are all foam rubber 
mattresses, with sennet springs and very comfortable. There 
are two fishing chairs, a dinghy, of course, and a good 
swimming ladder. Everything about the boat is in tip-top 
shape , and new . 
