Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
VIM. B. LAUB. JR.

VIM. B. LAUB, JR.
| throughout the year has it's advantages
and disadvantages. To rehearse the mer-
it's of this method of wintering a craft,
as practiced about Washington. one must
first take into consideration the amount
of money saved in storage, although to
properly lay up boat in water necessi-
tates some expense. In regard to hauling
out and blocking, it is a recognized fact
that boats built on certain lines cannot
be removed from the water without be-
ing subjected to dangerous strains I'M
less handled with the utmost care, but
such types are so few in number it would
hardly he of any use to describe them
except 10 say that any lightly built and
| heavily engned craft might come In TINS
class.
AS it has been claimed by some yachts
men that boat should he allowed TO
thoroughly. dry during the winter. and
that hauling out and storing on shore
is. therefore, the one proper method OF
laying up a boat the proposition should
be carefully weighed before deciding on
one thing or another. There is no great
harm done a boat by allowing 1t TO dry
out if the planking and timberS are in
good shape, but how many times have
You found the bilge of your boat dry
enough to light match on after winter
on shore?
In almost every case the interior of the
bilge remains almost as damp as ii the
craft were atioat, seams open unless pro-
tected, calhing deteriorates, undue strains
are bound to be given fabric OF WOOD
never designed to ne hauled overground
or left for months on blocks. and last of
ALL back We go to disadvantage No. ],
the cost of occupying berth on shore
And one thing more, if your boat has
seen more than fifteen summers, 1t prob
ably will fall to pieces if allowed to dry
out unless bad wood has been carefully
removed from time to time.
Select a berth alongside a float or wharf
which will afford some protection from
moving ice. At the upper end of the har-
bor where there Isl never any current,
there are several fine places for winter
ing. All pipe openings in the hull should
he carefully plugged and to do this it will
be necessary to list the boat.
A power boat can be listed over very
easily by anchOring bow and stern near a
sea wall or wharf and using a purchase
from boat TO shore to haul one side
down, or by getting ten or twelve friends
on the club float to stand alongside and
hang on. The sailing craft, if the pipe
openings are not too far below the water
line. can be listed by hanging heavy
anchor on the main boom and swinging
that spar well cupboard. Last spring the
owner of well known sailing yacht
found that the plug in his sink drain
pipe too far below the water line
To reach by listing the boat, so he select
ed a day when the wind was piping
shrill tune up the river to make a last
and original effort. While the yacht was
heeled over on a tack it was a simple mat
ter to hang over the windward side and
work the we'll exposed plug loose. and the
same plug probably will be put back in
its place just it was removed when
the boat goes out of commission next
month.
Should pipes have wire meshes or
strains on intake ends, discOnnect them
above the water line and pack with rags
sewsd together in n long string 50 that
they may be easily removed in the spring.
When packed this way solid ice cannot
form and there will be danger OF
bursting pipes. After entering the slip
that has been selected a winter an
chorage moor the boat bow and stern
and construct 'armor belt"-two
planks about fourteen inches wide hung
half submerged along the water line by
ropes from deck and made to follow the
curve of the boat by tightly mailing or
flashing together at both ends. To make
n better job OF this ice protector it would
be inexpensive and require but little time
to take careful measurements of the
boats Sha pc along the WaS<r line and
construct a belt that would fit perfectly
and. OF course. afford finer protection.
The device. built of heavy material and
"a inted. would last several seasons.
canvas cover il stretched over the boat
aS stitch in time and ounce of pre-
vention." but as the cover must only
come 10 the edge of the deck, or better
still be allowed to lap over on the free
board. method OF securing il must he
! -doped out. If the craft has d half
round oak rubbing Strakc about six
inches below the gunWaie. allow the can
vas To fall below that point. and rope
tied tightly around the boat, just under
that strake, will keep the cover in place.
At two or three places between bow and
stern. additional safeguards against the
force of the wind may be provided by ty-
ing the cover with ropes passed under
the keel Don't forget to leave means of
entering the boat ana leave all matches
off and ports open.
Scores OF boats are laid up in this way
every winter and owners claim that they
are always III better condition in the
spring than if allowed to winter shore.
Calking bills, storage bills and hauling
b lis are saved. while the wear and tear
on the hull when being blocked, lacked
and pried about boatyard is done
away with
Cushions. mattresses, blankets pillows
and clothing should be- stored in dry
place or shore: Spars should be removed
to sail lofts and stored away on racks
carefully built to support them. so that
warpagc will bc impossible; sails should
be well dried. rolled and either stored in
bags or wrapped in old canvas. and all
running rigging lit to be used another
season must he tagged and labeled
cording to its Office when rove. An i'm
port;tnt point, generally neglected by
owners of sailing yachts when laying
their boats up for the winter. is the pro-
lection OF wire rigging spices and
shoulders or wrappngs on mastS where
water il apt 10 collect and remain for
some time
Where shrouds are looped around the
hounds of the mast. canvas collars should
be made TO keep the weather out Of the
wood and out OF the serving on the spices
at this point. Where water can collect in
a tiny pocket or weather crack in a spar.
dry rot always will result. The extreme
truck of q mast If not provided with a
solid cap or ball OF some sort. also should
be fitted with cover. Little things
like these. neglected, mean dollars and
cents to the yachtsman.
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The champion Dixie " will be fully
repaired during the winter. and entered
in the international races at Monaco next
spring. The engines We're unharmed in
the recent accident at the Buffalo races on
the Niagara river. Moving pictures of
the international races on Huntington
bay have appeared in Washington.
4 4 * =
Clyde Cruit and skipper Bright of
the Capital Yacht Club have invited
well known film company to take a few
| reels of the yawls Grace n. and Freya
| in action
The Washington Canoe Club will give