New-York tribune., 1909-04-25
First Decide or the Glass
from Which You Will
Select Your Craft.
CHAPTER II.

Waving satisfied himself TO the capabilities OF
motor boats the first duty Of the purchaser Hes
not so much with the manufacturers, nor YET WIN
the dealers as with himself. He must know his
own mind When ne actually makes the purchase
tba-e must be no uncertainty about the kind OF
hoa+ he wants fer IL there is the craft VIII prop
ably prove simply ageravation. and asoe rom
.be financial loss entailed. his interest In motor
boating may suffer a shock the memory ol "iiei
viii TO turn hlrn away iioih 'le sP0-' ' ~
rest Of his life
Ask these two questions: Where shall use
q rnost?" How much can spendE Or the TWO
the former is the more important A slxty-iool
, motor Yacht viii work a mountain lake but 1t
g nv no means necessary neither Is II wise 10 get
- . ,rAtent1of,s craft for in such cTamped
waters Again, a siKteen-foot. 2ia-hcrsepoNer open
motor boat may do for short trips even aooHt Ne"
York HaYbor, but the wise purchaser VIII not III
tr,st his safety 10 a craft OF this type on long
,-fn in the uncertain waters along the Atlantic
Coast
Another point the purchaser must determine at
the outset IS whether speed or carrying capacity
ad comfort shall be The prime factors. II u Is 10
ba speed his search is limited al the start 10
2 comparatively small class OF high powered. high
rrsced boste brt e it be q boat Of the latter
tvpe there ara many good, serTiceabe ones from
Witch the selection may be made ranging in price
from about 500 5000 and upward
All the low priced motor Eoats, and nowadays
many Of the high priced ones. are stock
bnats-that is, they are kept in stock by well
l,oyrn manufacturers For the convenience Of puT-
cbasers motor boats may be divided into dis
t,nct classes-open launches, hunting cabin boats.
ser,i-crisers cruisers, motor yachts, semi-speed
boats end racers The OF limited means who
s after boat for use a river lake. or even for
.bor. trims about harbor, is forced into the open
launch class and it is probably fortunate for him
,bat he is FOR selection made from this class Is
certain TO give satisfaction. In it are &c be found
some Of the most serviceabe Of motor boats Ihey
are the ideal craft for short trips about Inland
waters and ha-bors. The open launch may well De
s.,,a5 tha uioneer in the motor boat field, for II
Is IN This form which has never lest Its popu-
,sri,, that the motor boat first found favor. No
mora handy craft than the open launch can DO
to,rd for short water trips: It does not require inc
,,aragA space necessary TO house some OF the
,aryer tvpes is more economical n operation ana
,,o~a easily cared for than the larger boats Buit
a. sizes ranging from 1s TO IS feet over all as
-t,,e- very little water its size colninenus inns
80 of motor boat FOR in either river or mar
Inr uaters or ia lake waters SO conhned thal
rrvar heats cannot be used in them. 1t is the
-. for a one-man trip family outing and
:, "a. rcasiou demands Of the neghooTs can
:. +.kan along too. enough 10 make up party
=, tventv-fve or more Equipped "lth AWNINGS
,.,nich may be Dut up taken down at VIII, me
nAo launch IS prepared for such eXgencies OF the
ssss,bsr - az likely to arise on inland water
ways. .,. 80 .,
r.. ,,se IN oper water and rough weather era OF
ths VARIOUS tyReE Of cabin boAA Is nsfsssAiE' F1'S'