The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-02
NEW POWER BOATS
-Four Large Ones Finished and Many Others
Under Way.

Several very attractive power boats
ave been turned out this winter by the
Williams Whittlesey Company at Stein
way, and the last OF them are being finished
as fast as possible. Four large boats have
been built in the construction building,
They are. according to the Motor Bout,
Osprey H., 10 feet; Lillian ii. and Lydia,
each IS feet; Althea. 80 feet, and La Vedette,
so feet. Osprey III. is the largest and
finest example OF the raised deck tyne
in the yards, and is TO be fitted with two
so horsepower heavy type motors, giving
a guaranteed speed OF fourteen miles an
hour. The interior arrangement comprises
a forecastle forward, with the usual ac-
c~ommodations for the Grew. The motor
room is next aft. and then comes the main
saloon. Next aft is the galley. then oome
the owners stateroom on the starboard
side and the toilet room on the port side,
All rooms are finished in mahogany.
Lillian H., Lydia and Althes have the
same interior arrangement rs Osprey H.,
except that in Althea the galley 10 located
in the fore peak. Lillian III. is to be
equipped with two 20 horsepower Standard
motors and ia expected TO make eleven
miles an hour. The owners quarters
in this boat are unusually large and are
very handsomely finished. Lydia is to
have q so horsepower heavy duty motor,
giving an estimated speed Of eleven miles
an hour. apd is especially designed for
deep sea cruising. Altbea will have a Is
horsepower heavy duty motor and 10 also
expected TO make eleven miles. La Ve-
dette has the forecastle and motor room
forward, then come two saloons, with q
toilet room between. The galley is To-
Gated in the peak. The motor is o rs horse
power heavy type, and the estimated speed
is eleven miles an hour.
Outside in the yard are two more big
fellows, so and 81 feet in length. The former
il named Aida, and Is to be equipped with q
800 horsepower air reversing Standard
motor, and to make q guaranteed speed OF
20 miles an hour. The galley occupies the
fore peak, then comes the motor room and
next are two single .~staterooms, one on
either side, with a private wash room for
! each, followed by the main saloon. The
81 footer, which 10 being built for f. r.
Thomas OF Buffalo, has a pilot house, which
is also used as q dining room, forward on
the deck. and the galley in the peak. The
crews quarters are under the pilot house.
The motor room is next, then comes a
double stateroom for the owner, a guest
stateroom, maids room and finally the main
saloon. All the rooms are finished in ma
hogany, The boat will have three 100
horsepower motors, driving triple screws.
Another notable boat In the yard is Aloha
a duplicate Of owyhee, turned out by this
firm last year. This is rs feet long, II feet
beam and will have q rs horsepower six
cylinder motor, giving q speed OF IA miles
an hour. A feature Of the construction is
a double transom stern Of the Norman
type. The interior arrangement is the
same as the Thomas boat,
Dacota, q 81 foot boat, has a schooner
rig. with clipper bow and counter stern.
Two 30 horsepower Standard motors ara
installed, and a speed Of 10 to II miles il
expected. There is a deck pilot house and
dining saloon, with the motor room below
and the crew's quarters forward. The
galley is amidships, and then come star
board and port staterooms, each with aa
wash room, and then the main saloon.
Seminole, IS by 10 feet, built for H. T.
Koerner Of Buffalo, has been completed,
This boat has a 30 horsepower heavy type
Standard motor. and makes IL miles an
hour. These vessels have all been built
since the LIST OF September, and the makers
ave been building on q schedule Of fifteen
rs footers in twelve months. Up to this
date they are even ahead Of the schedule.