The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31

cheiis. for Can't. Buchanan wants to have her
THOROUGHLY tuned NJ, before her match raes
Across ths Sound al Port jefferson. there is,a
Large arg feet I6S Of t ySsShs'' may mai 81 Thie1h oS T,'' a 9s W.
kins's yard work has already begun, on the 80
iooter MAI and the knockabout Goblin li while nile
az the weather settles. Mather & Woods.
whose new marine railways we're badly dam
usually busy for the past two weeks and before
May ! will have the, steamers Magnet. Ardath
iantic and the ,s sioops vaIkyr. AVA, Sycs. Lynx.
Ashore. .Hermes and Departure ready 10 go
Among the steamer that will send bunting
aloft early at Morris Heights are the, Media,
Lorna. Machusett. Strae. Reposo, ana ma
staten Island, however. have begun to fit out
the boats that have. been in their charge all
winter: 4 reportero OF THE Sun who visited sew.
eral OF the basins a few days ago found but
little activity there except In Browns at. Tot
tenville. There a gang Of %rainters and car
and In the shops were several new boats, the
most important a small schooner OF good de-
Not only are the proprietors and workmen at
the regular basins and yards busy preparing
for the early spring. but along the shores OF
and. In fact. ~allalong the Sound. owners. who
Jake almost as much pleasure In httlnR out
s snilipS oM ibsB boats ats as nrs they n. ryr 40 ,d IN = sEI nas seeson,
With many yachtsmen fitting out means sim,
ply an order 70 their Captains to get ready; and
All details Of tho process are then cared for by
experts and the work goes forward as smooth
Of The sport. however. things ies' are often FAR dii.
ferent. The work Of fitting out Is largely de-
pendent on his own hands and he wields the
calking iron and paint brush In turn and in
the meantime raises blisters and callouses On
his hands in evolving splices that are %fearfully
and wonde rfully made. A few. hints, given at
the right time, as to what to do and when to
do 1t. facilitate the work. Of the novice and
'aXs s a g sS,Bin am9I INT q Sn TpTP re sss tp, la sSs +.
properly calked. u good plan is to give to her
underbody a coat OF good non-fouling paint
board. 1t is a wise plan then to replace the
ballnst and set up the standing rigging. which
w SaSata re came o eei S The tyr %p viii RGi realiz a. at this this
time. tho value Of marking'each piece of ballast
carefully; as was advised in The syn in an ar
marking will enable him 70 replace it exactly
In is former, position apd:the trim OF the craft.
previou sG Summer ro to- a IRE avea' sill mort NOT b Be t al
tered. S~craping down the masts and spars
snd ap pDg re-. 2 coat %a{ti Of yo9 9dr lil dnvs Is thu the s nsxs
should be thoroughly sandpanered. and coated
with good spar yarnish: The blocks and
manner and hung in the open air TO dry. Next
6la. X the standing rigging, which hran on near
rove, ip the autumn, It was tagged properly.
A wrinkle In feeving running rigging 10 to turn
1t end for end so that the strain will not como
on the same parts as before.
Scrape tho plank shear. rail. skyliRht and
hatch coaminRs after the gear is rove and give
q coat Of filler and another OF spar varnlsh to
them after they have been rubbed down and
sandpapered.. Last Of all. paint tho topsides,
bend the sails. polish. the bright work and
not apply varnlsh on a dam day or even on an
Intensely .slnshiny.dav.. Select a dry, warm
day. and II the. varnish is OF tho right quality
the result will be satisfactory.