Oct. 6, 1906.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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LINES OF CRUISING YACHT MULTNOMAH-DESIGNED BY MR. B. B. CROWNINSHIELD FOR MR. FRANK DRAKE. . 
is a wonder that more young boating men do 
not take the course—not to follow it up as a 
business, but to broaden their grasp on boating 
problems. There is also a night school in 
Charlestown, conducted by the city, where a 
class meets thrice weekly. In both schools the 
tuition is free. If our yachtsmen knew how to 
design their boats they would be able to deter¬ 
mine just what they want and just how to handle 
it when acquired. Not that they would be able 
to design successful racing boats—that requires 
the data of countless attempts and the practice 
of long and continuous study—but they would 
be better able to use intelligently tbe tools which 
the professional designer would supply to win 
the laurel wreath of victory and achievement. 
William Lambert Barnard. 
A Cruising Boat. 
We reproduce this week through the courtesy 
of Mr. B. B. Crowninshield the drawings of 
a sloop, which he designed last winter for Mr. 
Frank Drake, of Chicago and Marblehead. The 
little vessel was named Multnomah, and was 
planned to be a cruiser with good accommoda¬ 
tions for two in the cabin, and there was to be 
room for a paid hand forward; the interior to 
provide good storage room, toilet and galley 
and ice-box. The boat was not intended for 
racing, but for cruising, and the form, as •ex¬ 
emplified by the lines, was selected as being the 
best suited for comfortable sea work, this type 
of form relying upon her top sides rather than 
on her lead for stability. In form she resembles 
somewhat the Norwegian and Danish boats, 
which enjoy such a great reputation for beauty, 
speed and weatherliness in bad weather. The 
body plan brings to mind some fine old yachts 
of wine-glass section, that were justly well ad¬ 
mired, but which to-day do not possess the 
speed of the newer development of form, with 
a harder bildge, which stands, in connection with 
low ballast, for sail-carrying power. 
The work of building the boat was entrusted 
to Messrs. Stearns & McKay, long established 
in Marblehead as yacht builders. The builders 
turned out a beautiful piece of work. In- this 
regard, few people realize in yacht work the re¬ 
sult that experience has in the construction of 
a yacht, which embodies in its make up 
great skill. The fitting of the different parts 
of the structure depends much on fastenings, 
their relative position and kind. There are 
many boats that fail whose scantlings are heavy 
as compared with another. The drawings are 
well made, and show the care observed in Mr. 
Crowninshield’s office. The dimensions follow: 
Length—- 
Over all .:-- ■ -34^- 
L.W.L.22ft. 
Breadth—- 
On deck . 8ft. 8in. 
Waterline . 8ft. 
Draft . 5ft. 6in. 
Sail area ...600 sq. ft. 
Displacement ..8000 lb. 
[The construction and cabin plans will be 
published in our next issue. —Ed.] 
A Broadway Attraction. 
For the past three weeks there has been on ex¬ 
hibition in the windqw of a well known type¬ 
writer establishment at 310 Broadway, a model 
to a 34 scale of the new Hudson River Day 
Line boat, Hendrick Hudson, a steamer 400ft. 
long, 82ft. breadth, 7ft. 6in. draft, 24 miles speed 
and a carrying capacity for 5,000 pasengers. The 
model shows both sides of the vessel and is an 
exact duplication in miniature of the ship. The 
smallest details are beautifully worked out and 
fitted, and it is a pleasure, indeed, to see the in¬ 
terest this beautiful piece of work has aroused 
among the people passing by. The model was 
made in its entirety by the H. E. Boucher model 
shops at 105 Maiden Lane, N. Y., who make all 
sorts of models. The work as exemplified by 
that of the Hendrick Hudson is of the highest 
class in this wonderful but—in this country— 
little known or appreciated art. Abroad—that is 
in Europe—few seafaring nations but have an 
extensive museum devoted exclusively to the ex¬ 
hibition of ancient or modern models of ships 
for war, commerce or pleasure. The continental 
model maker is a well-known part of the pro¬ 
fessional community, and one that is admitted to 
require much ability and great skill, and the out¬ 
put of these firms has been considered the best there 
is. However, with the growth of our country, 
and the interest that is all but too slowly awak¬ 
ening in our shipping, the development of the 
model industry will also expand. We cannot but 
compliment Mr. Boucher on the fine work he has 
accomplished; it ranks with the European models. 
SAIL PLAN OF MULTNOMAH-Designed by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield for Mr. Frank Drake. 
