Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-27
IMPETUS IS
GIVEN BOAT
MAKING HERE
Delta Boat Co. Con.
structing Two 30
Foot Craft of 20
Mile Hour Rating

boat building is on the upgrade
mere according 10 s. L. Cobolini OF
the Delta Boat company. local de.
signing and manufacturing nee
The Valley boating fans are begin.
ninK 70 feel the old sprine-time
urge to shove off with a good craft
beneath them and are longing to
teel the cool gulf breeze against
their cheeks, II boat building is
any indication. according 70 Cobo-
lini.
ne states that a number az small
craft have been constructed this
spring and more are in the process
OF manufacture now. Several of the
nulls have been Of the ~speedboat
type, h a answer quickly TO the con
trois-sometimes too quickly for the
animated would-be at the tiller.
Outboard motor boats have grown
IN popularity al the Point and az
various waterways Of the Valley.
ms type appeals especially TO the
daring youth who minds not an oc-
easional swim in return for thrills
sn deply banked turns. according to
Mr.. Cobolini.
Larger and more sea-worthv craft
AiesiEned for the rugged st~urdiness
krequired by fishing parties also
pave been made here.
Two trim 30-foot boats are now
Inear completion in the yards of the
sDelta Boat company that will be
'piseed IN commission at an early
date. One is being constructed for
the Padre Island hotel as a pas
senger boat and the second is being
made for G. Everson who will run
fishlng parties out TO the red snap
per banks during the summer.
The boat TO be used for fishing
VIII be of the sedan type and will
carry IL passengers with plenty Of
elbow room for ell, according to
Cooolini. The speed of this boat
y estimated at about 20 miles. The
boat IS TO be powered by a straight
eight Packard marine motor and the
passenger boat will be propelled by
a G-b Scrips. 100 horsepower double
Ignition motor.
n boat construction Of this COM
pany IS under the direct supervi-
sion Of r. w. Bloodwodth. boat
ouilder and designer who came here
from R~ockport. Texas. and Medina
Lake. he has been associated with
hoatS nearly his entire life and they
are his vocation and avocation as
well. Mr.. Bloodworth was in charge
OF construction or ships No. II and
? IN the international Ship Build
ing company's docks at Orange.
Texas during the war. These boats
were built for the Italian govern
ment. He came here in July from
Media Lake to take partnership in
the boat building concern with Cobo-
lini. Cobolini had known Blood
worth as a boatman for many wears.
The two boats being built are
equipped IN every way to insure
comfort, safety and speed. All
hardware will be of nickel and pol
ished brass. giving the interior q
bright trim.
Both boats will have fo~reign-end
control and instrument boards. The
control will be of wheel type.
The company has another 20-foot
hull practically completed that will
make from IS tn 80 miles an hour.
This boat has not been contracted
Tor as yet, 1t was stated.
Mr.. Cobolini is very optimistic re-
Earding his venture which is about
y yea old now. with summer here
and boating interest at its height
due TO developments at Point Isabel.
everything is looking up in the boat
building line" he said.