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A Shallow Draft Houseboat. 
WE publish herewith the plans of the shallow- 
draft houseboat that is being built at the yard of 
W. P. Kirk, of Toms River, N. J., from designs 
by Messrs. Cox & Stevens. The boat is about 
65ft. over all, 17ft.-6in. breadth, and will draw 
2ft. of water with all stores on board. The mo- 
tive power will be a 25 horsepower Standard gaso- 
lene engine and a speed of 7 miles an hour is 
expected. The propeller works in a tunnel, the 
top of which is considerably above water, and 
by means of a hatch in this tunnel the wheel can 
be reached and grass or other obstructions re- 
moved without docking the boat. 
The owner’s quarters are forward and consist 
of a large living room, extending the full width 
of the boat. aft of which comes a large stateroom 
on each side of the vessel, one having a bathroom 
adjoining and the other a toilet room. The gal- 
ley, pantry and crew’s space are aft. The whole 
upper deck is covered by an awning and forms 
a comfortable lounging space. The finish of the 
interior is simple and homelike, but particular 
attention has been paid to utilizing every spare 
corner, so that there will be ample stowage space. 
The boat has large oil and water supply and is 
well suited for making extended trips. 
In this boat the designers were limited as to 
price, and succeeded in getting up a form of hull 






and method of construction that saved the owner 
probably 30 per cent. on the cost without lessen- 
ing the usefulness of the boat for the intended 
purpose. The bottom of the boat is flat with a 
slight dead rise amidships, which increases to- 
ward the stem; the sides, however, from the rail 
down to the knuckle are of ordinary sections, so 
that as far as one can see the boat is of the 
usual round-bottom type. The lines have been 
well worked out and the resistance of the hull 
as built will not be excessive. Great attention 
has been paid to the details of construction, and 
every unnecessary item of expense has been 
omitted. The boat can be built by people of very 
moderate means, and it would make a safe, com- 
fortable and economiical home for anyone fond 
of the water. 
BerceN BeacH Y. C. Orricers.—The annual 
meeting of the Bergen Beach Y. C. was held on 
the evening of Feb. 6 at Keeny’s Hall, Brooklyn, 
and the following officers were elected: Com., 
George C. Sutton; Vice-Com., John A. Still; 
Rear Com., George Hopper; Treas., E. A. Chap- 
man; Sec., F. H. Eagle; Fin. Sec., R. H. Whip- 
ple; Meas., C. H. Green; Members of the Board 
of Directors—For two years, H. A. Lachicotte, 
W. H. Pitt; for one year, C. H. Fitzmaurice; A. 
L. Fuller and James H. Green hold over as mem- 
bers of the board. 


Boston Letter. 
AN Act To REGULATE Power Boats —About a 
week ago a hearing was held on a bill proposed 
in the State Legislature for the regulation of 
power boats, which, if passed, is likely to cause 
considerable trouble. Although the passing of 
such a bill is of paramount interest to yachtsmen, 
its proposed introduction was not known to 
them and, consequently, nobody appeared at the 
hearing to oppose it. The dangerous character 
of the proposed act was discovered by the New 
Bedford Y. C., and now the clubs in Massachu- 
setts Bay are joining in opposition to it, and 
yachtsmen are being requested to enlist the votes 
of their Senators and Representatives against it. 
The bill is as follows: 
AN ACT to authorize cities and towns to regulate the 
use of powerboats. Be it enacted by the Senate and 
house, etc., as follows: 
Section 1. Cities and towns are hereby authorized to 
require that all power boats owned or used therein shall 
be registered and licensed, and to make and enforce 
regulations concerning the same, and to provide pen- 
alties for the violation of such regulations, and to re- 
quire the payment of a reasonable license or registering 
fee. Power boats, within the meaning of this act, shall 
mean all boats propelled by means of steam, gasolene, 
gas, electricity or other artificial power, which are not 
required to be registered under the existing laws of this 
Commonwealth, or of the United States. 
It is understood that this bill comes from Glou- 
cester, where the authorities have had consider- 
