The New York herald., 1878-11-22
YACHTING.
THE NEW SCHOONER YACHT THoRA-HER d.
srENsIoNs, spAEs AND INTERNAL ARRANGE

THE NEW SCHOONER YACHT THORA-HER d.
MENsIoNs, sPAEs AND INTERNAL ARRANGE
MENTs.
The schooner yacht building at the yard of the
Messrs. Poilion Brooklyn, for Mr. Charles II. Conto
of New York. is rapidly assuming shape She is all
planked mp and squared of ready for calking; the
deck is laid ard caked the rail in position. the bow
spirit in place and the shears up for the purpose
of putting in the masts This yacht is designed for
cruising craft only and will be rgged similarly to the
Intrepid. owned by Mr.. Lloyd Phoenix. though with
much smaller SAIL she has less beam. The length
of the craft is log feet deck her breadth OF
beam u feet inches, depth of hold 10 feet inches
and will have draught of water Of II feet. Though
the that will be given the yacht by Mr. Contoit
has not yet been definitely settled upon it is very
probable that it will be Thora of Longfellow's
heroines, meaning 'farest of women"
INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS.
The deck arrangement of the Thora win be much
in the style that of the Intrepid. will be
thatof her cabin. Tho companion hatch is immedi-
atcly ait the manmast and the main saloon will be
between the foremost and rnainmast having length
of l3 feet inches. This will be fitted with sofas
finished in red plush and with carpet to harmonze.
At each end of the sofas will be buffet, and the doc
orations Of the panels and ceiling intended to be
particularly neat and pleasant Forward of the
saloon on the port side, will be stateroom feet
long, and opposite this. the starboard side, the
stewards pantry and officers messroonl. On the
same side OF the craft still forward of the messroom,
will be the galley and directly opposite the port
side the cebox and storeroom for meats and vegeta
bles.y The crews quarters still further forward
and will be roomy and well ventilated.
On the starboard side of the companion way will
be stateroom, while the port side OF the com
panion is passageway and a smaller stateroom.
Aft the latter will be the owners stateroom, extend
ing the boat This will be 10 feet long,
and lighted by skylight. At the after end OF tho
stateroom will be tho owners dressing apartment,
fitted with wash basins and lighted by means Of
ground glass doors. In the matter of appointments,
Mr.. Contoits quarters will be marked by extreme
sleeping room, with doors opening into the sail
room, so that in stormy weather the sails
can be got at without opening the manhole deck.
Under the floor of the main saloon the water tanks
fitted. having capacity of 400 gallons while
under the galley floor will be the chains and coal
locker, OF size sufficient to hold two tons OF coal
SPARS.
The forcnast Of the Thora is "a feet in leugth and
10 inches in the partners. The mainmast il 76 feet
inches long and IL inches in the partners. The
foremost head is feet long and the mainmast head
feet. The foretopmast is 33 feet and the mantop-
mast 38 feet long The bowsprit is 10 feet inches
outboard and triangular i'll cross section. with the
rail on top forming molding. The flying jibboom
is 35 feet long, the forega "a feet the foreboom ~
feet the naingaf 81 feet and the mainboom 62 feet.
Her sails will be made of No. duck. and among
them will be a spinnaker. All the blocks above deck
will be OF ash and those on deck of lgnum Vita. The
Thora will not be launched until next spring.