The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-05
CANADA BUILDING
FINE MOTOR BOAT
SIR John Eaton Places Order
for Craft With High
Powered Engines.
LEGISLATION rs OPPOSED

, cor,-ac' VITA the D!tchburn Pleasure
Boats Ltd. far a mahogany day cruiser
,A,ch he viii use on Muskoka Lakes
next summer. This boat. which has
been designed by Bcwes 4 Mower Of
Philadelphia. Is II feet long ana IL
200, beam. It will he bull. Of the very
hes, material r~rocurable and will In
All probability be the most expensive
motor boat built IN Canada. The power
plan, will lie two eight cylinder 200
horsepower Mason engines. which have
been .old through the Incw-Victor En-
zine Company Of New York. In addi-
Ton the yacht will have n five kilowatt
W'r,on generator set.
The p.tchburu Pleasure Boats, Ltd.
e on, Of the largest boat building plants
N canada AMI builds only high class
vessels. Herbert ~Ditchburn. the presi-
den, trd general manager. was In New
yorh las, week arranging for the plans
and the engines. lilo has also rom
'-ac.cd with tue Lcew-N!ctor Engine
COMPANY tor three of the four cylinder
loo horsepower 5i.x1 Mason engines
md two sX cylinder $50 horsepower
Mason engines which are to be In
stalled Orr stock r%unabouts.
John !. Slltonstall's 80 foot speed
Nu1t Of tho new wave collecting type
signed 10y Swasey. Raymond & Page
IS growing at LlWley's yard at Nepon-
-. This speed boat is expected 10
run at tuc rate OF twenty-seyen miles
en- hour powered with two $50 horse
mower Sterling engines. II will have
accommodations for -four or six per-
sons at. making IT ~ splendid cruising
ioa:. Tive model shows high free
hoard and considerable beam for "A boa;
II tais length, o. feet. These will make
her a iiro sea boat and insure great
stability ~ all conditions OF wind and
water These qualifications. combined
with high speed. viii make the new boat
~ ideal cruiser.
Mr.. Stl,nus;all is building THU boa,
viii the idea In view of using his
tacat ~ connection with the Naval Re-
serve training school that iss to be in.
augIrItcd ry the Navy Department
next summer a. "A scout and submarine
srot;er She will make one OF the fleet
81 motor driven craft hat will be- mobll-
% 20 Massachusetts waters to work
N connection with the destroyers and
submarines Tor local defence. and the
Navy Department hopes that many
NOR ydyltsneu VIII do as Mr.. Salton-
stall las dome. Nachtsinen can do much
- help ~ preparedness. and II those
who contemplate building boats will
build them 10 /! pes similar TO this boa,
here VIII bc Il large fleet of vessel,
which vii be Of great value in time
OF hosi.lit.,s for scout and general use.
Reg.auil c. Robbins OF Hamilton
NJ.
.as; day cruiser 35 feet long and s fee
; inches beam. The yacht is to be bull
Wy E'e Bios. At E;,s; B%oothbay. Ne
The boat Will have IA large cockpit amid
SHIPS with a cabin house aft and is oi
'ae raised deck type. The engine vii
h an - horsepower Nan Blerck and /
Is expected TO drive the yacht seventeen
miles an t-ur. Mr.. Robbins will use tn,
hoa' AZ mis- ummer home at Dari
liarGo", Me.
George +. Lawley. chairman "f thu
rnng.:t,e on legislation Of the Nationa
ASS .A,.Du OF Engine and Boat Manu-
'a,tur-g>. has written to Representative
Joshua W Alexander, chairman of tn
Commit tee on Merchant Marine an'
fisheries Of the louise of Representa-
w. ana to Senator James +. Clarke
GA "ua 81 the Committee on Commerce
- 'e Ir't"d States Senate. skiing 10
2 h,tr.lS ON the many bills now he'or'
'ol.i,s- wl.cn deal with motor boats
INES bills IN the opinion of motor boa
~er grc Questionable and harmful q
\ 'be industry and to boat owners. Repre-
,-7,luves OF the manufacturers Asso
a'oG ., tie American Power o
N,,.n.t,., and OF the publications de
.rt.t 2. u1l'lr boating Will attend III,