The New York herald., 1878-03-13
Y A G II T | N G..
Mr.. Lloyd Phenxs New Keel Schooner
Yacht Intrepid.
HER DESCRIPTION AND DIMENSIONS.

The new keel schooner yacht that is now being
built for Mr. Lloyd Phoenix Is receiving the finishing
touches OF the mechanic, Will probably be
launched in week or days. She Is still in tho
cradle in which her builder Mr. Poillon has moulded
her form and prepared her frame. number Of
yachtsnen and builders have paid visit TO Mr..
Poon's yard during the past week in order to take
an observation of her lines before she Is slipped into
the water, and there have been quite variety OF
opinions expressed in regard to her probable sailing
qualities. In tho opinion OF some she was too
sharp forward, and others found ault with
The overhanglng stern, which old sailors generally
deem rather a nuisance a seaway Her lines were
drafted by Mr. A. Carey Smith, the gentleman. whose
lectures naval architecture have recently attracted
much favorable attention
GENERAL APPEARANCE.
HERALD reporter paid visit 10 Mr.. Poion's yard
yesterday afternoon and, Notwithstanding the un-
favorable condition of tho weather. found some half
dozen mechanics ut work ON Mr. PhGn,xs yacht The
carpenter work appears TO be nearly oil completed
she looks II very little to be done be-
lore she was ready Tor launching She has something
OF the English type IN hor general appearance which
Is probably derived from her twelve loot OF ovcrhang
AZ the stern The lines, however, are purely Ainer-
can ana run rather sharp forward. Mr.. Phenix was
he takes mucn pleasure in OH shore cruising the
bulwarks have been made rather higher than
usual running from aud half feet to three feet
height Talking with Mr.. Poillon tho latter gentle
man said that Tho work this yacht was execute ed
by arst class mechanics, and tie material the very
best that could bo obtained. Tho timber used WAS
chiefly white oak, hackmatack anu locust The deck
was OF selected white pine, without knot from stem
to stern and tho keel apd plank were OF whitc oak
she was copper fastened, aud locust treenas were
used 10 tho load water limo. The hatch comoinss were
all mahogany, ana the rigging OF the best charcoal
wlre. she viii take betH cen sixty-nve and seventy
tons 0tbailast, OF which twenty-five tons OF lead has
been moulded anu slowed between the frames. The
fgecboad Is three .eet eignt inches from water liuc
To plank shear, ana she VIII draw about eleven feet
SIX inches IN tho water.
Tho deck is flush ana the companionway leading to
the saloon Is situated ait oil the manuast. There Is
hatchway farther ait with u ladder leading down to
rooms destined tor the sailing master and
first officer These located TO the right and
leit OF ladder aud each Ga teet by eet IN
dimensions They have no connection with the
cabin. Tho nirance to the nIaiu saloon Is through
doors passing both TO the right ana 10 the left cI the
mainnast. Leading aft IRON the loot OF the COM
panionway there is passage on the port side with
10 teet by eet on tho starbUard sde and
another 10 feet by ieet on the port se Al the end
OF the passage the alter cabin, measuring III ieet by
II feet when rs PROBABLY designed Tor smoking
room The man cabin is l61a feet by l6a eet and
Iignted by skyligbt measuring ieet by eet For
ward OF the saloon, the port side, Is another
staterooD ieet by ieet anu on the opposite SIDE Is
the bathroom, pantry ana stewards room. door
way leads the galley, winch takes up the wnoe
wlitn OF the vessel with the ioremust passing
throuun the centre. The chest is the
length anu accommo odation tor ten men. Tho cabin Is
10 De painted white and LIN ishcd IN gold. Tho furni-
tur. and er,h frames Will be Of mahogany.
The following are the principal ditncnsous:-
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