Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-12
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there and their value might be placed at
about $1,0WOOO.
| There are smaller basins all along the
| Graycsend shore where hundreds OF
small craft are stored away. and at the
shipbuilGing yards over in New Jersey
| and on Staten Island there are many more
boats.
ONT of the water, and rest on the land
when they are not wanted by their own
ers Jacobs yard is one of the favorite
piaccs to lay up large boats. chiefly sail
| Ing craft. Here is the Reliance. the de-
fender of the Americas Cup. AT HaW-
kins's yard not far away, stands the
Columbia, twice defender of the America S
C,n There are probably standing on the
shore at City Island about 80 yachts Of
ali sorts and sizes, and their value will
| ran away up into the millions.
y yacht is an expensive luxury not only
while it is in commission, but also even
while it is stored away for the winter.
| TO put a yacht like the Reliance in winter
quarters costs at least $1,000.
1t takes the crew about two weeks TO
store the sails and rigging, unship the
spars and stow them away in storehouses
| that are built specially for such pur-
pose. Then the yacht is floated on a era
die and hauled out on the marine railway.
When high and dry the yacht, still in
it's cradle is moved along the land to its
final resting place. The cost of hauling
such boat is about $50
Then the charge for the space occupied
by the Reliance for the winter will be
about $500 This will include giving such
attention to the boat as may be necessary.
| A house is built over the deck. and the
| underbody is covered with white paint to
protect it from the weather.
Some of the small craft, such as 30
footers. are hauled out of the water and
| placed in big shed. This is g little more
costly than allowing them to stand out in
| the storms, but it pays, because there is
| less likelihood of the yachts being dam
aged
| Tt Tebo's, Manning's and other of the
South Brooklyn basins where the big
steam yachts are stored the charge is 20
cents foot of overall length a month.
| A vessel 200 feet overall will cost $40 a
i, month just for lying in the basin.
There are many other charges, though.
A 200 foot steamer requires two or three
men on board all the time to watch her
The captain and engineer receive yearly
salaries, ana they have to see that the
yacht is all right. Then there is the
cost of keeping much of the yachts fur
nShings in storage.
Insurance is an important item in the
cost OF laying q yacht UP. 1T is reckoned
that the premium when the boat is in
commission is ~ per cent for six months
and one-half of the per cent, for the six
months out of commission.
A serious fire in a Dig basin like those
near this city would mean n big loss to
the insurance companies. but such care is
taken and so many watchmen ara about
that should q fire start the yachts would
soon be hauled out into the Stream and
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At the Erie Basin is Col John Jacob
Astor's Nourmahal. This boat SPY feet
over ALL 1T will cost abotf& Si509 TO law
the boat up. Then there will be an ey-
pense of from $50 to 500 a month for ex-
tras.. Three mems wages will heH$12e a
month. and if the yacht is Insured for
$4,000 the premium is S1,500
The salaries of the captain, and engineer
for six months will propa bly, amount to
$1,000, so that the total cost of the yacht
from the time Col. Astgr has her placed
out Of commissionelIntu he orders her
htted out again six months hence will be
about $500. That is an illustration of the
winter expense OF big yacht.-New York
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