The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
YACHTS IN WINTER QUARTERS.
Vessels Worth Many Millions Laid Up
About the Clty's Waterfront.

Between two long piers at the foot OF
Twenty third street, South Brooklyn, fifty
six handsome yachts are stored for the
winter. A fair estimate Of their value
would be $7,5OO,OOO.
Over in the Erie Basin there ID another
place where yachts are laid up for the
winter. In this basin are thirty-eight
vessels, and their value can easily be placed
at &5,OOO.OO0.
At the foot of Fifty-ffth street. South
BROOKLYN, there ia another large basin
where chiefly sailing craft are stored.
There are about seventy-five vessels there.
and their value might be placed at about
81, OOO,00O
There are smaller basins all along the
Gravesend shore, where hundreds OF small
craft are slowed away, and at the ship
building yards over in New Jersey and on
Staten Island there are many more boats.
Up at City Island vessels are hauled out
of the water, and rest on the land when
jacobs yard is one Of the favorite places
to lay up large boats, chiefly sailing craft
Here il the Reliance, the defender OF the
Americas Cup. At Hawkins's yard, not
far away, stands the Columbia, twice de-
fender Of the Americas Cup. There are
probably standing on the shore at City
Island about $50 yachts Of all sorts and
the millions.
A Yacht is an expensive luxury not only
while it Ii in commission. but also even
while it is stored away for the winter. To
nut Yacht like the Reliance in winter
quarters costs at least 81 900.
II 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 a pur-
pose. Then the yacht is hoated on q cradle
and hauled out on the marine railway.
When high and dry the yacht, still in Its
cradle is moved along the land to its final
resting place. The cost OF hauling such
boat is about $3.50
Then the charge for the space occupied
nv the Reliance for the winter will be about
1900 This will include giving such atten-
tion to the boat az may be necessary A
house il built over the deck and the under
body is covered with white paint to pro-
tect it from the weather
Some Of the small craft, such az 3O-footers,
are hauled out of the water and placed
in big shed. This Is little more costly
than allowing them to stand out in the
storms. but it pays, because there s less
likelihood of the yachts being damaged.
Al Tebo's, Manning's and other OF the
South Brooklyn basins where the big steam
yachts are stored the charge Is 70 cents
foot of overall length month. A vessel
for living in the basin
There are many other charges, though.
A POO foot steamer requires two or three
men on board all the time to watch her.
The captain and engineer receive yearly
salaries, and they have TO see that the
Yacht is all right. Then there is the cost
of keeping much Of the yachts furnishings
in storage.
Insurance is an important item in the cost
of LAYING a yacht up. 1t is reckoned that
the premium when the boat IL in commits
sion is ~ per cent for six months and
one-half OF i per cent. for the six months
| out of commission,
A serious fire in a big basin like those
near this city would mean a big loss TO the
! insurance companies but such care Ia taken
| and so many watchmen are about that
! should n fire start the yachts would soon
| he hauled out into the stream and the
| CLEANERS are that the loss would be small.
Al the Erie Basin il Col John Jacob
| h.tor's Nourmahal This boat Is 2i7 feet
| over all 1t viii cost about 81 800 TO lay
| the boat up Then there will be an ex-
neus, of from $50 to 500 month for extras,
! Three mems wages will be $40 q month,
and II the Yacht Ia insured for $500 900 the
premium Is 81 800
The salaries Of the captain and engineer
for six months will probably amount TO
| 81 900 20 that the total cost Of the yacht
from the time Col Astor has her placed
| on of commission until he orders her
fitted ont again sis months hence Will be
: about So 800 That is an illustration OF
| the winter expense OF big yacht