The New York herald., 1921-01-16
SALON ~ NSADFLY

an electric plant and an ice making
machine. is found aboard the yacht
A more modern boat than the
Captiva is the Gadfly. which belongs
10 Robert X. Cassatt of Philadelphia.
She is of the seagoing cruising type.
her external lines somewhat resembling
a modern yacht. In ordering the boat
her owner asked for craft suitable for
shallow water of the South in winter
and deeper Northern waters during the
summer months. To comply with the
request Henry J. Gielow, who designed
the craft. placed below aft temporary
ballast and fresh water tanks, which,
when filled, make the draft feet
inches. When the tanks are practically
empty and the ballast removed the
Gadfly draws only 3 feet Z inches of
water. This probably is less than any
other boat of her size and tonnage.
II enables the yacht to navigate waters
seldom visited by even smaller craft.
The Gadfly is 107 feet inches over all.
She has beam Of 20 feet inches. The
deck house is 46 feet long. 1t has no
less than nineteen windows. That is
nothing, as the cabin trunk has
twenty-four windows. The owners
quarters are all large. The dining room
is II feet 3 inches. There also is a
living room l6 feet long. There are five
beds On the afterdeck there IS a
sleeping porch with copper screens.
The interior OF the craft is decorated
with tinted paint. with appropriate
furnishings made TO order for every
room. Like other modern houseboats.
she con tains every convenience known
To naval architecture.
Although considerably smaller than
the households mentioned, Mrs. Arthur
% q. 90.
modore Of the New York Yacht Club,
has a little houseboat called the Lanai.
Tho craft is only - feet long and is
used extensively bv Mrs. James for
Southern cruising. 1t is one Of the
first of the more modern type OF house
boats. AS rule the craft is kept at
Cocoanut Grove, Miami. Fla
The upkeep of a power houseboat
depends upon the owner of the craft
and the amount of entertaining that he
does. A certain yachtsman once was
asked what It cost him to keep his craft
in commission during the winter months
in Florida
II would like to spend the winter
that way" said the man who was in
quiring, but / am afraid that ] cannot
afford it. How much does il cost
month";"
'If you have got to figure what it is
gong 10 Cost Au1 was tHt aiSNt4s .
don't do it.
In the main the number Of crew
necessary on these houscboats Is gov
erned TO a great extent by the amount
OF entertaining an owner does. For in
cases OF large parties an additional crew
may be necessary in the stewards de-
partment Outside Of this fact the crew
necessary 20 run any one OF these boats
will consist OF a captain. one ngineer.
cook. steward and from two TO four
sailors on deck. In accordance with the
size OF the boat This crew proposition.
compared with the necessary crew on
steam yacht around the same size, would
be from two to four men less on a
houseboat with gasoleuc power.
some Of the Expense Items.
The captains wages on such boats
runs on the average $500 q month. an
engineer Si50. cook and steward 500,
although on the larger houseboats the
cook and steward frequently will get
up to $3.50 per month. Sailors in most
ca ases can be had for 500 "a month.
The cost OF running houseboats. as
compared with steam yachts, is cousid-
erably less. i'm view of their requiring
less crew. and at the same time the