Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-08
ON THE PEN0BSCOT.
River Pleasure Fleet Will Be
Bigger Than Ever.
Power Launches Rapidly Taking The
PIac. Of SaiIboats.
Preparations for Season Now That Ice
Is Out.

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Now that the Ice has gone preparations
are being made for launching the
Pcnohscot river pleasure fleet. which
was considerably augmented last year
and will be still further increased this
spring. a few years ago there were
many sailbCats, some Of them speedy,
put two years ago power launches
came into public favor and by the end
of last season had almost entirely sup
| planted the more picturesque but less
reliable craft.
| Last year the biggest and fastest
launch on the river was that built for
w. G. Bryant of Bangor by Cobb Bros
of Brewer. This launch is SO feet long.
eight feet wide. is equipped with an
| lS-hursepower gasoline engine and fit
| ted with Il house and all the con-
| VenIcnccS for an extended cruise. This
| launch Will be put into the water some
| time next week. Fred A. Porter of
| Bangor formerly representative i'll the
! Maine Legislature, viii this year have
| the queen of the feet. so far us size Is
| concerned. His launch built Il year
ago was 81 feet long and ~ feet wide
and was equipped with Il horsepower
gasoline engine. During the winter Mr.
| Porter has had her cut in two and 10
| feet put in the center. making her ~
| feet long. He has also Increased his
motive power h. substituting Il t.
horsepower engine. This launch has
easy and graceful lines and should
prove speedy as We'll as comfortable
| She will be launched in about two
weeks. when the now work is COM
pleted.
The mcst expensive launch in Prnob-
scot waters was that built by Cobb
Bros. last summer for &. a. Diilnc-
ham. Mr.. Dillingham; called her Tho
Whin, chiefly because she was con-
structcd OH peculiar model of his
own. She is 80 feet long and is
equipped with 10-h0rscpowcr engine.
| She is fitted with al the electric an
pianccs ard conveniencns which could
| he devised by so s,,;i,fUl an investor
and c!cr ician as her owner and is I;
model Of comfort. Her stern is Of the
full torpedo model. EIr. Dillingham;
died this winter ant, it is nos known
whether or rot the launch is to be used
this summcY.
Another 3o-fnot lunch which at
traCtcd much flvCxa'lc attention last
hummer is that owned by Frank c.
flaiStcd, cashier Of the Bangor &
ArOOstook Railroad. Mr.. Plaistcd's
boat has 4 9-horscrowcr gasoline en-
Sinc and was very fast OF the small
or boats a c0-footer owned by Eugene
II. Cobb WAS the fastest proving 10 he
| Il vcritahlc flyer. This boat is driven
/ by d 33i horsepower Simplicity :2sc-
| line engine.
Of the now craft 10 be launched for
ihc first time this snrinG. the most in
tcrCStinG is Il 2n-foot Swnmpscott
power dory, the first ono of the kind
ever built in this part OF Maine. This
Gory wrS built by Cobb Bros ana was;
shipped, today. to her owner, Capt.
charles Gushing o: Eucksport. Tho
| boat has attracted i great deal o: at
| ton;icn and it is predicted thai she will
| he very fast and 1T the sanlo time Il
good @cahoat. 1t is a trinc ovcr tv"
feet in width and - inches deep. II is
rlank"i with pine. every plank running
the entire length. Her lines are of the
| perfect SwampaCott dory type. A. r.
hlmStcad OF Brewer will have Il 20
foot power dory q the same model
later i'll tho season.
'l"rk of Courts Charles r s;w"o:
viii have i Row launch, Of the torpedo
| stern model. 20 be built ut the cob.
Bros yard in May. Mr.. Sweets boat
will he 20 feet long. five feet wi'Ic ana
will hc equipped with Il 5-horscpnwcr
Il, "
Cinc. Shn will he put on Lake Pushaw
and viii undouhtc' Wy be the fastest
launch on any lake or pon1 il this
part Of tho state.
So far as now known only two sail
boat; will bc !Iuneh he'd this season on"
which is on the ways at the Harbour
shipyIrd is owned by Frank l.. Tuck
of Bangor. This boat is Is fec. long
and VIII probably be schooner rugged.
Il is the biggest and fastest boat built
in this vicinity since the famous Thrl-
ma which was launched III 1Sar by
cobb Eros. and which proved to 10
very fast. The Thelma is now in
Southern waters. so the new boat will
un1oubt oily have it all her own way.
Tho keel Of Il small lG-foot knockabont
s1iln"at was Laid. To-Day. by cobb Eros
This boat viii be owned by Il young
brewer man.
Charles l.. Cobb Of Brewer. who al
rcIdy owns Il 2o-foct launch. is build
ing nov for his own use 2i-foot boat
Of somewhat lighter construction than
the others in the river and yet strongly
put together. having ribs less than
eight inches apart. H"r lines indicate
extreme speed and with n double syiin-
der Toructtc engine, it is believed tina.
she will make nine miles an hour or
better. She has a torpedo stern, and
In fact all the launches to be built this
spring will have that kind of stern
with the exception Of the dory types.
Other power launches which will be
put into commission are those Of VIM.
r: Dickey. Samuel WOODBURY.. c. A.
Washburn and Fairbanks Bros. this
latter being steel launch built in the
West. 1t was limited this week that
prominent Bangor man was to have
| 6o-foot cruising launch, constructed of
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