The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-08
COLrMByI's LAUNCHING NEAR.
The Crack Yacht to BE Put Overheard
saturday EveninR.

BRISTOL. r. l.. June &c. Oliver lsein Wis
tied here yesterday and spent about one hour
looking the Columbia over. Mr.. lsen said
the launching would take place on Saturday
June 10. at s o'clock in the evening. He did
not care to give out any details about the new
boat. but said he was very much pleased with
the progress OF construction.
The carpenters are finishing up the planking
OF the deck at the after end. while the calkers
are following close after them. The work Of
rivetng on the stern piece is completed. The
hatch coamngs are a good distance away from
each other. All but one are OF small area. The
martingale is OF galvanized steel. about one and
a half inches in diameter. saddle shaped at ore
end and with an eye in tho other end. The
Columbia's crew continues to polish up her
sides every day. The whole OF the outside
plating has been gone over once and now
| It IL being retouched
1t is evident from the appearance OF tho deck
| line Of the Columbia that she has greater
| sheer than has tho yacht Defender. yet not
enough to indicate any radical departure at
| that point. The sail area OF the Columbia still
remains somewhat OF an unknown quantity.
although many attempts have been made to
| form an estimate Of tho amount OF canvas in
| square feet she viii carry. II is learned that
arproxtmate plans in som" instances were not
| far out. She Will have sail area OF fully
The upper edge of the club topsail will not
| go rs high up as was first supposed. II 1t was
| the plan to carry away topmast every time
| the craft set sail. the extended club topsal
| would do its work in that line without the
least hitch in the programme, 1t is, probably
| true that tn. new cup defender will have an
ipcreiniSc Of - PER cent Of canvas oyer that Of
the new boats spars is reminder OF this plan
The blacksmith shop is kept, busy these days
| for the new steel boom and mast for the Co.
| lumha Some Of the mast sections are having
rivet holes punched in them today The
| the new Oregon pine spar.
| The work of the past few days on the Colum =
| bia seems to settle the question Of polished or
painted torsides Last week the water line was
| lightly marked in chalk on the smooth surface
This week It has been lightly scratched
will see coat OF white paint applied TO the boat
| above the water line. Only one coat will be
Heating the water line was very carefully don,
WITH sPy fXe under ne so perso1G ,s surgT
| launching cradle just the same as did the De-
| fender when she was hauled out for repairs
| last November
When the time comes for launching the Co.
lumba. she will be lowered slowly into the
water until she floats clear Of the cradle. There
| Is found in the usual launching. and there will
be little chance OF an accident such as spoiled
| the Defenders launching in 1895.
The forward end OF the water line on Column
| hia is at frame ! l and the after end between
frames "a and 80 Tss ts shows dcssned
leaving a margin OF from . to |! inches for trim;
ming the boat to the best advantage; Actual
me9surementoft the Column ia overall shows her
longer than previously supposed The extra
length is due 70 SPACING out the forward frames
| centres found in the other frames II makes
the forward oyerhang longer than was before
indicated. and gives within a foot Of as much
oyerhanG forward as there is aft
| Mr. lselin was here aga in to-day. accom-
panied by Mrs, IseIin and two children. He
and a look al the boat