Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-17

New York Is the Gunhilda. built for
Mr.. q. s. Jewett, which is valued at 81
500. Thomas T. Tabers new cabin cat
boat Is built on the same general plan,
and both are entered in some OF the
best regnttas Of the year.
To show the interest all over the
country in speedy sailing yachts am
told that the Herreschoffs q week or so
ago sent rout q 17-foot I'm keel to Au-
burn, 1e-foot cat yawl to Lake Mime
tonlKa, Mimi, the fourth to be sent
there this season. and 2s-foot cat
yawl to Conanticut park. They, Of
course, receive higher prices for all
their work than those quoted above.
In fact. for such boat as the Wasp
$4,000 is considered cheap. But was
shown . number Of newly-designed
yachts in South Brooklyn. all of which,
while cheaper In price. seemed to all
appearances as serviceable. One, .
S5-foot boat, launched only . week or
two ago, is built on the lines Of the
Gloriana. Her dimensions arc % feet
on the water-line and 20 feet over all
The frame is Of oak, with yellow pine
planking. She Is fnishkdin mahogany,
and will be yawl-rigged with small
jib aft, as she is intended for cruising
understand that she is sold for 81, 500
Ogden Goelet, who owns the schooner
yacht Norseman, Is cheerfully paying
out % 900 q month now for the steam
yacht Thetis. As she IL steel vessel of
511 tons and lit feet In length, Mr..
Goelet win be able 10 entertain his
friends lavishly, and with no end Of
comfort.
The so-called houscboat is coming
into deserved popularity. About New
York there Is q vast area Of water
available for the quiet of houseboat life,
a. there is near almost every island city
Of note.
Such a boat is much less expensive
than q yacht. Allowing the same
length for both the former one will cost
from $500 to $500 to construct while the
40-foot yacht cannot be built for less
than $1,000 and perhaps not for much
under &, 600 In the houseboat the cabin
should be 12x15 feet, allowing for pretty
windows at the side and doors opening
upon the deck. Several staterooms
should be arranged on either side, each
61x5 feet, room enough for an upper
and lower folding berth.
At the aft end. to which q passage
leads on either side OF the cabin. is the
kitchen. Then above IL all arrange for
. hurricane deck, thirty feet long by
twelve feet wide, and you have house
boat arranged with every detail that
can add TO comfort as far ns the gen.
eral plan is concerned The furnish
ings can be As rich or as plain as your
inciinations or your purse will permit
One thing that should never be for
gotten in the equipment is the double
should be anchored bow and stern, so
that she Is securely guarded against .
heavy wind. Manila rope il suggested
for mooring or possibly galvanized
chain cable. Have a little dory ready
for emergencies. They are extremely
safe even when loaded down with q
cargo. Then fitted out with . sprit-sail
and centerbosrd they viii give occasion
for many pleasant sail in . good stiff
breeze, and save on other occasions the
trouble Of rowing. The question Of
moving the houseboat il one not 40
readily solved On the river, where the
current Ia strong. there need be no
trouble, but on quiet waters where
propulsion Of some kind Is necessary It
ID. perhaps. best to be fitted out with
sails that can Ne adjusted 20 four or six
msstA, and when the breeze Is favor
able ron will And the boat moving
aloyg quietly. smoothly ard without
danger. Even with four hundred and
thirty-two square feet OF sNil there need
be no fear Of capsixing In y squall. for
by having the ropes In perfect control
the canvas can be lowered In seconds
time
There are several ways Of building
the float on which the house rests As
. rule IL is advisable 10 give IL To q ship
or scow builder. even though the ex-
pcnse he . little greater than that
charged by the carpenter who viii
build the upper part of the outfit for
yuu
The boat. Sow. house. dorv and me-
chanical outfit need not cost ron more
than eve hundred dollars. and pcssibly
you can contract - have the work done
for three hundred dollars