The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-16
SPEED BOtT TARTAR.
Ralph o.. slavin's Yacht One Of the a.
tractiNe Beats Of the season.

/ The speed boat Tartar, which made ia
/ nr-t appearance AZ the race for the RritS h
/ International cup and later won honorS
~ the carnival Of the Manufacturer Aa-o-
F cation. l. one Of the most attractive boats
~ her kind She was built from designs
l nv Charles l. SeAburv and by the q as
I Engine and Power Company. and has al
/ tracted much attention because she 10 an
/ ideal boa, for an afternoons outing when
I speed IL wanted 90 furnish entertainment
One hardly realizes her length. she i so
well proportioned She IL o. feet q inches
! over all. 81 feet on the water line Q feet /
! inch beam and ~ inches drAuRht She IL
consequently one 81 the largest RAsolens
! speed boats that have been built in this
country. according TO idchhHo
The bow ~ plumb, the stern rounded
without rake. with the triangular bronze
r,idder hung entirely outboArd The turtle
ds~s forward IL - feet inches long. with a
square hatch giving access 10 the space
| beneath
Under the after portion ~ tho turtle
deck IL n fuel tank Of ioo gallons capacity.
Her twin siN cylinder. SIS Speedway en-
Eincs are staggered. the port engine being
forward Of the stArboArd. with an engineers
cockpit between them
The engine space and 'he engineers
cockpit occupy sO's feet Of the central por-
ton 81 the boat. This placing of the weights
OF IN" On zne- reverse gears and fuel TANKS
=
| steady boat and reduces the tendency 20
pitch TO "a minimum Ret ween the -tArboard
tank OF 100 gallons capacity. giving the
boat a total capacity Of $50 gallons At ono
nIliRs. somsthlns very unusual foT boat
the cockpit, which Is ~ feet long, Is a sias.
wind shield In the centre Of the forward
buikhead OF this cockpit - the steering
wheel. with individual spark and throttIs
controls for each engine AZ each side
With the exception OF an after lazy backed
M - aNnls
The after deck 10 . feet 7 inches in length.
With . square hatch In ~
Commencing about hmidships the sides
tumble home until the stern deck IL not
much moro 'han one.third % the full width
constrction plan With nphosS an tp p. nfsn
Ihirty-slN miles per hour was Rtiara n ssi
by her designers. but on her trial trip she
Her engines are we'll worthy ~ an e1-
tended description. They are ak cylinder
Spects 10 the rcGuIaf spsadwavs but helor.
strictly 20 the high speed ia -
The cylinders are cast ia pairs. and the
center line Of cylinder ~ onset from the
centre of crankshaft, allowing the uaa Of a
short connecting rod. thereby keeping the
rstl I quite low The rv.heels arc pro-
produced circulation Of air through the
"l"-..d engine frame. which - -hu, IN With
a. RaHolen@ pump and % constant level
oil pump. are Opera ted from one ~ the two
anAIli'TN shafts which run fore and att
The forced feed otter. circulation water
gear pumps and dual system bosch ma a
" will 10 noted that the Roach hish tension
dual system and tho Bosch mrRDett, ming
EnI'ton ere rssd. start being made wttb
coll and battery. Each engine ;. -upt,li.d
with = iWen'v-tvo feed Oiler The cfutrh
s,i1. s ,ns IS Sbc1no 'Snc wlth eostiye
Ing the uhafts ar 10 the speed The exhaust
~ water cooled and connected e. both
unIerNateT ant atmOapheTis terminals
allowing either system 20 - ua~d AZ uili
through the medium ~ cufout valve
Thee engines develop 10 brake horse
gomple'e With accessories md shaft coun.
ings. weigh very el0so 70 9. eco pOunda.