The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-05
Riveting on Plates Under Way
and Yacht Is Expected to Be
Ready by April 25.

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~. mn, A"e sahit'e ID plated with
AoD'n bronze, when Is the same as was
used on the Vigilant twenty one years
ago. Instead OF using monoi metal rivets
as was planned at first. the rivets will
be of the same metal as the plates. This
change was made because monol metal
was thought to be too hard to use with
the bronze. The first plating received
at Lawley's was too soft and had 70
be discarded Now the plating is arriving
fast and already the garboards have been
attached to the frames and rivetting has
started. The other plates will be put in
position very quickly and II Is hoped that
by April rs the yacht will be In the
water.
The vanitie has long lean ends. about
21.5 feet forward and 2O.5 feet aft, max.
/ Ing the over all length of the yacht about
III feet. The bow has all the Gardner
! characteristics and the after overhany
appears TO be very low. There is little
sheer to the yacht, another Gardner char
acteristic. The b!lges are rather hard,
which indicates power. The lead is abouf
seven feet at its highest part and on
the bottom measures about twenty-five
feet This Is cut for a centreboa ard, and
as the slot is wide one. 1t is figured
that the board will be of wood and will
d,np ten feet II wanted.
In building this yacht the steel frames
are OF the semi-web construction and the
frames are spaced IS inches ON centres
This framing Is strengthened by steel
straps and longitudinal beams to which
the plates are fastened.
A rough estimate Of the beam Of this
yacht puts 1t at a little under 90 feet at
the water line and the same at the deck
The lead keel weighs about SO tons and It
Is thought that the displacement will be
very close to 105 tons and that she will
spread about II. 900 square feet OF canvas
The Defiance is constructed in a way
very similar to the Vanitie except that
her framing Is Of steel and the pianking
two thicknesses OF wood the inner of
Douglas fir and the outer mahogany. De-
signers are divided In their opinions as
to the merits of this construction in a
large racing yacht. 1t is conceded gen.
orally that the wooden planking will
shape itself more easily to the designed
lines and there is some saving in weight.
but when wooden planking is used the
framework must be much stronger and
heavier and consequently what is gained
IN weight In one way Is lost in another.
The Denance il about the same length
over all as the Nsn'te. she, however.
mas oinereht tornl ana her lines are
sweeter ana easier Her oiises are not so
marc ana there Is not so quick turn at
the garpoarcs as Is round In the Vanitie
Az the water line the Dean OF the Two
yachts Is about the same, but the De-
nance mas silght outcurve 10 her top
siues ana decided tumble nome toward
the drck line. Both yachts are fined
away forward so as to take as little pen
atty as possible under the quarter beam
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