The sun., 1916-04-09
GEN. DU POINT ADDS
TO TECH FAMILY
Latest Member Now Being
Built Will BE Tech ILL.,.
an Express Cruiser.
TO MAKE 81 AN HOUR

Cen u. Coleman du font, VINO mas
owned and raced many high speed
boats. notably the Tech Jr.. is having
an express cruiser built which will be
available for service in case OF HOSTILE
ties. This yacht has been designed by
Adolph APPEL and Is now nearing COM
pletion at the Ventnor Boat Works. At
lantic City. 1t is to be named Tech Ill
Mr.. APPEL manages this yard. lie also
designed the Tech Jr.. which won the
mile championship last summer. The
Tech III. is so constructed that it can
be easily converted into naval scout
with the aid OF a one FOUNDER mounted
on the after deck.
The Tech III. is fifty feet long and
nine feet extreme beam. A low crowned
bow deck containing "a flush hatch runs
aft for sixteen feet. Under this deck
is a forecastle with berths for u crew
of two. The engine compartment comes
next and is eleven feet long. Here -
placed two l50-200 horsepower eight
cylinder Model r Sterling heavy duty
speed motors. The motors are equipped
with electric starting and lighting sys-
| tens and are entirely enclosed machines,
I
engine compartment is protected BY
I watertlght double throw matches.
| \ nidship cockpit nine feet suuar, Is
aft the engine compartment tulkhald.
| On this bukhead are mounted all the
steering and control devices. also two
! folding wind shields Of glass. Next aft
| IL IL trunk or saloon cabin ten feet long
I with drop windows of plate glass. rull-
man berths are fitted on each side o.
the cabin. The yacht has a four foot
flush after deck with brass rails and
flush hatch.
Tn, yacht /. most substantially built
TIE frames are OF selected white oak
upon which the rlanking ot white cedar
[ Is laid The cabin and all the trim are
| OF mahogany. The fastenings are ot
Gopher over burrs. Mr.. Apels confidence
! in the model and in the sterling engines
| les so great that h. has contracted alb
| solutely that a speed of thirty-tive miles
an hour IS to be made or there is to b.
no sale.
Two express cruisers are being built
| from designs By Tams. Lcmoinc X Crdn..
| one TOR Jules :. Eache and the other
! for Ralph Pulitzer. The former Is at
City Island and the latter at the Gas
Engine and Power Company. One Is :,
| cispl;tcornent boat and the other '
! bottom type. They are of almost tn"
| same dimensions ana nav. the same
| amount of power Mr.. Rachc's boat
VIII be driven by Van Blerck engines
aud Mr. pulitzcrs by St-rlingr. There
- a friendly rivalry between the owners
o. these boats They are TO be used "a
run from Mduhasset Bay to and from
the city and thirty miles an hour ~ 70
hr their speed. There has been talk
Of a race over - course or about luo
miles and II IL prohtble that contest
may be arranged on the Sounh some
tim. during the summer,
The yacht for Ralph Pulitzer ~ hity-
eight feet long aud Will be driven by TWO
Model T. eight cylinder sterling ENGINES
ucN,lopiug 200 horsepower AT l.Juu
revolutions d minute. Mr.. Pulitzer has
io!n.d the patr otc movement so gen.
.ral among yachtsmen and hts yacht l.
80 constructed that II may easily ne con,
yert,a into "A scout cruiser or pa'ro
boa, The Sterling engines are rapapl.
of driving III. boat at the rate of thlrty
miles an hour for ten or more houls
and they are equipped with electric
starting and lighting outfits.
Contrary TO the common practice NV
frames in this boat are not OF "ak' nu'
of American elm The hull II double
p'auked with mahogany aud ceua
/ There is large cockpit am.dShipS, ar
ot which adjoining il th. gdlI"N. 'h'r'
f. another cockpit in th" after par' :"
the boat. The motors can hr 'ouiroI''
from the helinsman cockpit, making i
, essentially Il OF. man boat. The cop
ner rasolene tanks viii hold Sufhc'"h
fuel 10 enable the yacht 10 traNtl o"'
miles without rcfilliug