The Republican journal., 1909-03-25
YACHTS AND BOATS.

YACHTS AND BOATS.
Leroy Coombs has at his boat shop fine pic.
ture in water colors and pastels of the speed
launch he built for the Fairbanks Company
going at full speed through lively sea. In
the middle distance is the auxiliary Mallard as
she will appear when completed. The color.
ing of the sea and sky is very good and the pic
ture is spirited one
The organization of the Bucksport Launch
and Engine Works of Bucksport was complet.
ed March 18th. The capital stock is s2OOOO
The company takes over the works that have
been run by Walter R. Soper, including all the
machinery, tools and stock, also large num-
ber of orders, and will rush business and con.
tinue to build the Soper power dory and the
Soper gasoline engine, 2 to 20 h. p., with one to
four cylinders. The officers of the companv
are President, Walter R. Soper; vice president
A. S. Owen of Auburn; secretary and treasurer
w. e. Conary. The above compose the board
of directors.
The Bangor Yacht Club has been organized
with the following officers: A. Porter, commo-
dore; Harry A. Chapman, vice commodore:
William Smith, rear commodore; w. H. Robin
son. secretary; Ira H. Joy, treasurer; F. A
Porter, W. ii. Robinson, Ira H. Joy, Frank L.
Huck, Charles P. Wood, Howard Brett and ],
I. Dickinson board of governors; VIM Nc
Crillis Sawyer, fleet captain, and Alfred W
Veazie fleet surgeon. What is known as
Maine Central property, close by the so-called
dcraa tha Al.
old Smith planning mill property has been
leased for term of years and club house will
be erected. The property includes pier about
40 feet square and ITO feet from the shore, to
which pontoon bridge will be constructed
and large floating stage added. There will
also be another floating stage, berths provided
for motor boats, etc. The Bangor Commercial
in reporting the organization of this club gives
cut of the proposed club house and one of W.
C. Bryant's handsome so foot motor boat.
Natawa, that will be included in the New Yacht
by Leroy Coombs.
The speed launch built by Leroy A. Coombs
for the Fairbanks Co., and to be added to the
fleet of the Bangor Yacht Club, is practically
completed, and all that remains is to install the
engine and the smaller fittings. The Bangor
Commercial of last Saturday had picture of
the new boat with the following description:
The hull is designed along the lines of the
latest speed models with long graceful lines
that will add to her beauty and ability of get
ting through the water at fast clip. The
length is 40 feet over all and the beam is four
feet. The frame is of the best quality oak.
with ribs of an inch square placed three
inches apart, which insures lightness of con-
struction and certain stiffness or stability in
the craft. The planking is of California cedar,
of an inch in thickness, fastened with copper
rlvets and burrs The top-streak washboards,
decks and interior sheathing will be of solid
mahogany. The entire boat will be finished in
the natural wood covered with marine varnish,
The model of the boat calls for two cockpits,
between which the engine room is situated.
In the forward cockpit will be the steering
gear, with wheel and appliances of the latest
type. Back of the ockpt is a bulkhead which
separates it from the engine room.
The engine room will be model of its kind,
and will contain a six-cylinder engine of 100
horsepower, which has been built especially for
this boat. 1t is high speed engine and all
possible parts have been made of aluminium to
obtain strength and lightness. The engine
room is to be decked over with doors of plate
glass in bronze frames, in order that the opera
tor may see his engine at any and all times,
and to protect 1T from the spray and water.
Just aft of the engine room a space has been
decked over, under which will be the gasolene
tanks which will have capacity of SO gallons
The after cockpit will have another steering
wheel, and all the necessary connections to
the engine will be brought to this wheel in the
manner of the controlling apparatus of an
automobile. By this device, and rear start
ing arrangement on the engine it will be pos
sble for one man to handle the entire boat
with no trouble. The aft cockpit will be about
eight feet in length.
There are to be six chairs in the two cock
pits, the frames of which will be constructed
of aluminium with upholstering of leather, sim
liar to automobile seats. The fittings of the
entire boat will be of polished brass.
To insure safety two alright compartments
have been constructed in the hull one in the
bow and the other in the stern, either of which
is large enough to prevent the boat from sink
ing in case of any accident.
Attached to the engine there is to be tack
ometer, mechanical contrivance by which it
will be possible to tell at any time the exact
number of revolutions that the propeller is
making, which will be of considerable use,
especially in racing.
A bronze casting of the model of the boat is
in the window of the Fairbanks Co.'S store on
Exchange street, and has attracted a great
deal of attention among the motorboat enthu-
siasts of the city.