The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-07-29
FLAGSHIP OF PACIFIC
 COAST YACHTING ASSN.
 DOCKS AT WRANGELL
Capt. James Griffiths' New Yacht, Is One of the Finest sea-Going Diesel Powered Motor Cruisers On the Pacific Coast.


 One of the finest small craft yes sels that ever docked at Wrangell is the asueja III. Capt. James Grif- fiths' new 117zfoot Diesel yacht. the flagship of the Pacific Coast Yacht ing Association. which arrived at this port Monday afternoon.
 The new yacht was designed by L. E. Geary of Seattle. The frames and joiner work were prepared knocked=down in China. after which they were shipped to the United States and assembled and the vessel completed at the Captains own shipyards the Winslow Marine Railway and shipbuilding Co.,, at Ninslow on Bainbridge Island.
 Sueja III is of very sturdy con struction. the hull being more than che seaRtling of Pacific Coast work boat and all of Oriental hard woods in addition. Keel, keelsons, frames and all longitudinal mem bers are of yaeal as is the hull planking below the water line. The mechanical equipment on the sueia III represents the latest de- velopments in the towering and equipping of ocean going cruising yachts. The main propelling units are two six-cylinder 1S0 h.p. Wash l ington Estep solid injection Diesel engines which give the boat eruis- ing speed of 1212 knots. The cleo 1 trical equipment is very elaborate, including both independent and belt driven generators.
 The sueja III has complete pilot house control, an unusual feature l in vessel of this size The special air control for the clutch as well as the fuel controls for the main en- zine are brought to the helmsman's hand Steering is done directly by means of a beautifully finished Sohl steering wheel and an Allan Gun ningham bronze roller sprocket type steering gear. Other navigating equipment includes a Ritchie com pass and barometer, furnished by the Northwest Instrument Company, and an Allan Cunningham air whis- 1 tie
 The interior decorations and fin ish on the Sueja are unostentatious but very effective and beautiful l The dark teak finish of the dining l saloon and the after deck saloon is pleasingly brought out by harmoni- ous curtains and Oriental rugs on the floors. The living quarters be- low the decks are finished in light gray tints. The interior finishing was carried out under the personal supervision of Mrs. James Griffiths.
 The main engines on the Sueja 1 III are two six-cylinder Washington l Estep full Diesels of 8 F inch bore and 1215 inch stroke conservatively rated at 1S0 b.h.p. each. These en- zines have a number of interesting features. They are of the open main 1 frame construction with removable 1 cylinder liners. The pistons can be l taken out through doors in the 1 frame side without dismantling the cylinder heads and valve gear. EX- tra long connecting rods are used with force feed oiling system throughout. The exhausts are car ried out the stack through Maxim silencers. The equipment also in cludes an electrically operated re- l frigerating plant.
 ] The personnel of the party aboard the Sueja III on the cruise to Alas ka are Captain and Mrs. J. Griffiths, Captain and Mrs W. Griffiths. J. Griffiths. Jr., B. Griffiths, Gordon Griffiths, Miss E. Grfffiths, Mrs. FL liott. Miss N. Ayers, Arthur Ayers
 The entire party sailed on the Hazel B>No Tuesday afternoon tc make the round trip up the Stikine to Telegraph Creek and return.