The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
WHITNEY HOUSEBOAT
Is ALMOST FINISHED
As Soon as She Is Launched
Owner VIII Take New Craft
to Southern Waters.
YACHT BUILDERS ARE BUSY

one OF the first OF the important
launchings this year will be that Of the
houseboat building from designs by
Giclow n Orr for Payne whitney This
vessel is building by the J. W sullivan
Company at ElIzabethport. formerly the
Crescent Shpyard. 1t is a steel vessel.
1870 feet long, 81 feet beam and feet
draught. 1t Is driven by two six cylinder
Winton motors OF 200 horsepower each
and will make fourteen miles an hour The
launching will take pace next month and
Mr.. Whitney will make a Southern cruise
at once. This yacht is one of the modern
type of households and in model resembles
high sided steamer. but instead of ports
has windows for light and ventilation
All the living quarters are above the water
line, and these are large and ideal for
summer life and FOR Southern cruising.
The modern nous boat is a commodious
vessel and II is sometimes fitted with
steam engines, but more often with gaso-
lene motors. and thus. unlike the original
houseboat, can cruise about just as any
other vessel can. The designers have
developed the models of these boats so
that they are able sea craft, and although
they are not as yachty looking in appear
ance as a well equipped steamer or crtIis-
ing motor yacht they have fine. roomy,
well ventilated quarters and are ideal for
warm weather.
Giclow & Orr have several craft under
way which will be ready for tho OPEN
ing Of the season. one is a cruising motor
boat, 81 feet long. which is building at
Bayless Yard. Port jefferson. II is
wooden vessel and is fitted with two Win
ton engines OF 80 horsepower each. which
VIII give a speed of fourteen miles an
hour. Tho Indian, the well known raised
dock msfor yacht which has the dining
room sunk below the main deck and In
the forward house. is the type which is
being followed in the design OF many OF
the modern boats The Indian was de-
signed by Mr.. Gielow and has proved to
be an ideal type. having good deck space,
plenty Of room below and able in all
conditions OF weather. Another similar
10 the Indian is being built for John
Dessert OF Brooklyn The dimensions Of
this boat are 20 feet long 10 feet inches
beam and feet 9 inches draught It will
be driven by n six cylinder Winton motor
of 70 horsepower. This is essentially
bachelors boat and tho interior arrange
ments are designed accordingly.
A hunting boat 40 feet long and II
feet inches beam has been designed
for a yachtsnan who will use II on the
Mississippi River. This boat is TO be
ready late in the summer and will make
fourteen miles an hour.
The yachting department Of the New
York Athletic Club, which has done much
10 help along the sport OF racing and
cruising on Long Island Sound, is 10
have the pleasure of hearing Capt.
Thomas Fleming Day lecture on his two
trips across the Atlantic in the Sea Bird
and the Detroit. The lecture will he
given on January 90. The Sea Bird,
% foot yawl. sailed from Providence to
Rome, Italy. making the passage across
the ocean in thrty-two days, averaging
lO5 miles day. The Sea Birds best
run was 1S3 miles. a remarkable showing
for so small a boat
In the Detroit rs foot motor boat
equipped with "A ton horsepower two
cylinder. two cycle motor, Capt Day
made the voyage from Detroit TO St
Petersburg. making the passage across
the western ocean from New Rochelle 20
Queenstown in 81 days i6 hours. These
two passages are the best ever made by
such small craft. and both voyages were
made without An accident or misadven-
ture Of any kind. The lecture will he
illustrated with lantern slides. Commo-
dore Anderson and Secretary Albert
and yaChtsmen who wish to attend should
write to them for tickets.
In two weeks the annual Motor Boat
Show viii he open to the public. II will
he opened formally In the Madison Square
Garden on Saturday, January 30, and
will close the following Saturday This
years exhibition will be the best in the
history of the National Association of
Engine and Boat Manufacturers, under
whose auspices II Is held. Were the
Garden much larger than II is every inch
of space would be occupied and the
trouble the show committee has had this
year has been TO find space for the many
who have wished to exhibit.
The motorboat and marine engine in
dustrcs are doing plenty Of business this
year. The demand for boats Of all sizes
and for motors has grown wonderfully
IN the last few weeks and motor boating
will he \ most popular sport next sum
ner. The purchasers Of stock boats will |
pay much attention to the exhibits at the
show and particularly to the boats shown |
by the Gas Engine and Power Company |
tine Flco company, the George Lawey |
Corporation, the Luders company, the |
New York Yacht, Launch and Engine |
Company. Palmer Bros, the Reliance |
Boat Company and to the many others |
which will have exhibits on tho floor OF |
tho Garden, The display 81 boats will |
be attractive this year and will range
In size from the small open launch to a
SO foot cruiser.
As this promises to DO n specially good
year for cruising these builders have
paid much attention TO the comfort OF
those who will live on tho boats thew
have built, and what they have done is
shown particularly In the "Crusette," |
which Is the name given to tho 32 foot |
craft OF tho Elco company, which will |
accommodate six or eight persons on an |
extended cruise and give a separate
berth To each.
Ine taTdcn Will he most attractively |
decorated The decorations will be sImi- |
lar 10 those of last year representing |
venice, its canals and lagoons, but the |
scenery will he more attractively ar |
'anEed and the whole interior OF tho h,-
inphitheatrA will he in keenin,, ,,,tss ar