New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
Enthusiasts Look Forward
to a Long and Busy
Season of Sport.
MAJORITY OF CRAFT
NEED OVERLAPPING
Damage to Paint and Varn;sh ,
Common Result of Storage
Under Canvas

Despite the fact that last week wa.
little chilly, TO say the least. the ws,,h.-
had no effect on the real motor bo,,
bugs" who al the least rise in ,ba &c.
perature, although It may be the ,,,aa,.
Of the winter, start "fussins" with ,bs,.
boats and praying for the day when sA.r,
slide down the railway 10 open the ,.w
season.
Judging from appearances the rco,o,
boat enthusiasts viii not only have an. .,
the longest. but also one OF the bus,o..
seasons that the sport has ever knou,
So il is not surprising 10 see s.os =,
early activity on the part OF owns-.
The majority Of the motor boa,men ara
giving their crafts a little extra finish :,
account Of this being an internauo,.
race year
Those who have never ripped Of the
remnants OF a canvas cover and who h.v.
not seen the woather-beaten and "doUp.
st-heel appearance OF the hun under IL
can hardly understand why there should
he so much scraping, painting and cen.
eral work to be done. They DO not realize
that no matter how carefully one lashe,
down a canvass cover. particularly Il II
be old. as most of them are there are Al.
ways some places that have ripped omen.
allowing tho rain, snow and dust to come
through and stain The boat
Real boatmeu " no understand the yalue
OF a good dust brush and soap and water
are not p bit bashfJl about getting on,
and washing down the sides Of the boa,
before painting. for there is nothing that
looks so cheap" as a poorly painted
boat especially where a scum Of oil and
grease along the water line has been
painted over.
good way for novice 10 learn how
to do tho oycrhauliug of his boat is to
get around on a Saturday afternoon or on
a Sunday 10 the various motor beat clubs.
where boats are being hauled out. and
watch how other men do the work.
There he will see q variety Of problems
being solved that he never dreamed could
happen TO a boat By watching how
other men 90 about the job he will soon
acquire n wide experience.
For those. however, who have not the
| time 10 go around TO the clubs the fol-
! lowing hints may be useful
In putting a boat I'm commission nrst
thoroughly air the boat by opening all
doors and ventilators.
Examine the paint on the hull, and 4
necessary get a torch and burn or scrape
all the old paint of and get down to the
/ bare wood. The first coat Of paint over
the bare wood should consist Of white
/ lead. with Just enough turpentine TO
break up the lead and well thnned with
raw llnseed oil and a dash OF Japan
dryers. Three light layers should be ap-
piled The finishing coat should be a good
grade of Yacht white. A little Prussian
blue added 70 white paint keeps Il from
turning yellow.
All bright work should be sandpaperea
before vanishing. II the oak IS wealth
cred Il should he bieached 10 natuIs
color by applying a saturated solution OF
oxallc acid. which should be washed OF
with common vinegar. The wood shouA
be vanished before rain falls, for
becomes wet the fannie acid VIII come
out Of the oak and turn II black.
The hull below the water line should o.
carefully gone over and calked ana pO'
tied wherever required. For the bottom
a good anti-fouling paint can 10 p-'
chased from any marine store