The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11

pictures Dy the lllumlnaJlOn' Nheh oOOu' wv
yards from the end OF tho dock the Coumbi'
gracefully hoated of the cradle. and ther
dancing lightly ON tho waves bowed her ac
acknowledgement for tho cheers which she hac
received. 1t was q pretty launch. and sue
The Colum bia was brought back to the enc
I Be B: IL sRE ssan E1t IL s &C. to
Ha ThY .6S.S oS.l pfs Rs Sss
make the length 60 feet but t 'hs w
fSg Sss% Is y nshe. and her dfsssiRt
Sossoa f 81 tS, X Iron '1"e' From 90 lie
sSortsg over AZ. 30 EEL Eatsg ltae aaa ,n s.
posts are OF cast bronze; her frames and deck
beam. Of Pcts ,tss fhd . asT kasn st.s Of
In model tho new boat is a nearer approach
t2e sn H.pssfo 30 ooers. than han was tho De-
fender. The wettcd surface ia cut 70 the last
oSeF on the Body 0H"i made rounded and
powerful. and the, whole form made easier
s 6sh sed over pEHsdEs IN shss 1s
shorter and deeper and its form better
Like Defenders. her frames start from
ne kesl plato On top Of the lea lad keel keel,
spa Rs form Ssss i
rudder Is also hung on the sternpo and is not
boats.
midship section shows a sharper hollow at
the turn from the keel into the body OF
the yacht. a dstter floor and FOUNDER side.
with about foot more beam. These differ
and and easy as driven boat as, well as one that
should be faster in reaching or down the
wind. Tho. sheer, plan Of the new boat
shows rorefoot very much more cut
plane for holding on to windwHrd Is improved
by having tho keel strn!.Lt On the .9ttrin IN
post Ia about the same in both boats. 40 de-
The lead keel of the now boat is close to thirty
feet long on top, whore Defenders was thirty
i've At It's heel it !. six feet deep, while for
ward. Just before, It's, bottom line turns up
ward the bottom Of tho keel ia fat .or about
twenty feet. The line then rounds upward in
feet on the forward, end The tor OF the kcei
IL straight LING. but it IS about a loot and
bottom Of the kesl is parallel with the water
line. The tol Of the lead ker' istWenty Inches
wide. at about athjrd Of its length from the for;
taper to width of tour inches at the after end.
The widest lart Of the keel IS close to the
here the lead is hirtv-fOur inches through:
The bottom is HAT and there is only very small
%n Of th "a, ead at It's thcEest Esr
shows only a very slight inward curve MS it
goes upward to the top In fact the Ike, keel might
and adnt its 80 lover S .,,nree, Win the, corners
OF the lines OF the lead is L very easy one. and
the keel is much easter to driye, through the
tsFFts. S was ro%ande$r pH HD' fore and al
ness OF lead was not so low down as in the new
boat and hence not so effective for power for
carrying saiI
rrovsment as in The 4o-footer Wasp
oyer ne G!oriano from The Lead kss!
then takes almost a straight line to tho
rises rises by a" an easy inwarG curve to met
the line OF the deck. Defenders stem
swSr that %as as much Of
the. resemh ance Of the new boat to the
longer than the Defenders, and the
is therefore not 50, sharp. The rudier Of the
new boat is set we Il under her. and will run to
The after end OF the lsad has a groove moulded
in it TO ft the round OF the rudder post. In
rs The t Is on the bss
plating and much variation IN the sizes Of the
frames and deck beams. The frames and
smaller toward tho ends of tho boat I'hArc
are also improvement in detai'o over De-
The Columbas keel plate is OF cast bronze.
hnlf an inch in thickness' and having
crnss webs %. '"e & ae Res hsn
ssa ',s %%" faars snSs and on rsm ss
Sections for c"Hvcnence. Both ends OF
tGe inner section and the inner ENDS
inches deep on tho bottom, ana these
as we'll as the upper ilanges are rivcted TO-
gCther. makinE tus plat" q most solid II is 30
feeI long. 4 = inches deep and twenty inches
wide at its widest portion tapcr;rg TO a point
forward aud to a width Of about Jour inches, aft;
70 admit the lower 1anges wher" the seq
tons are I"nned 50 that the plate lies
length The Keel Is s' fas,e%gd to u.s. the T pSi
hv bronze lag screws -. inches long and one
heads. TO give additlo fastening for keep
ing the keel in place the lower strake OF plating
80 That rate anil lead rwijI be even even
the fact that the keel has thus far been sh0i
with bronzH plating only on th% bottom makes
covered with bronze as IL Defender.
The rudder has post and frame OF cast
post are riveted to the keel plate. The stern
post, drops about two tret below the top OF
the leau. AL bUStt uelnR maze IN The lead to
receive it. The deck beams have crown or rise
in the centre OF eight inche.. They are faS-
tened to the frames by single rvet. but are
braced to them by a nlcN"l steel plate seven
inches wide, set two feet in on the beam
.wo feet down on the. frame and riveted with
three rivets at each end. The beams close
to the mast have Webb plates OF nickel steel
nine inches deep riveted to them thus giving
much extra strength at point of great strain
Just at the turn of the bilge Oh either side
runs a stringer or keelson. a nickel
Dubbed angle three by two inches Under
the deck beams are two strngers OF
the Same shape and size and from bilee
strtnRers to deck stringer are diagonal
s,ruts or braces. There are about eight
frames apart The outer deck stringer or
waterway plate Is OF Reveu-fortieths nickel
steel. twenty-six inches wide am ldships and
taperinR to twenty-four inches at the end
The deck is also TO be strapped above tho deck
beams. with diagonal nickel steel strappinCs
The deck Itself will be OF white Pine This
cabin floor beams OF yellow pine bolted to steel
He stepped about tTenty-elEEt feet from
l07 feet 8 inches long. Twenty-Five
feet is put into the masthead and it huries
about eight feet below the deck leaving II
feet from deck to hounds. Its diane ter is
twenty-five inches at the hounds
The topmast Ia "a feet long in the rough The
hoWgDrif will 20 ont hoard about Faat ,,,L