Evening star., 1939-01-08
vino Toward Saboas Marks Classic Exhibit Of Pleasure Craft Gotham
Largest Show Since
1929 betokens Biq
Season on Wafer
Roey Lines and Better
Equipment Make New
Models AIIuring
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.


Yachting's biggest extravaganza OF
the year, the annual motor boat
show which turns all New York
and many visitors marine conscious
for eight full days. points the way
to a banner season for those who
take to the water for pleasure. The
largest show in number of exhibits
since the grand days of 1929 when
every one was talking of owning sea-
going yachts went into full swing
yesterday in fag-bedecked Grand
Central Palace to continue through
the week.
Boasting some 1853 exhibitors, this
colorful three-ring marine circus
houses within its three floors
fleet of $50 different types and sizes
of boats along with hundreds OF
allied engine and accessory displays.
All this week thousands of en-
thusiasts will Chamber through
cruisers, go aboard small sailboats
to grasp tillers in an imaginery
race and spend hours roaming
through the many booths.
The 1899 models of pleasure craft
stand out with their improved
equipment and racy lines following
the trend for streamlining. There
seems to be a boat to fit every
mans budget in this years line.
Manufacturers, alert to catch the
eyes of the ladies, have concen-
trated on making the galley roomier
and brighter and here and there
placed Venetian blinds or Monks
cloth drapes in deckhouses.
Larger and roomier accommoda-
tions are being stressed in all OF
the new models, indicating that
boating is an all-family affair.
The swing to sail is noted IN the
sea of canvas that crowds the main
floor. 1t is the largest group OF one
design and assorted classes ever as
sembled in the "a years Of the
show. Eighteen exhibitors are show
ing a total of 81 windjammers from
26-foot auxiliary to an 8-foot
sailing pram.
Tiny Motors Shown.
Marked advancement has been
made in the marine engine fed
during the last year and again the
show is the place to see them all.
Outboards that weigh less than 9
pounds complete, tiny air-cooled en-
gines and gasoline and Diesel power
plants that have been engineered
especially for the Coast Guard are
among the new features. A myriad
of gadgets tempt boatmen, from a
new-fangled snaphook to compact,
low-priced radio telephone, similar
to the equipment used on ocean
liners, that can be used on the small
est of craft. The sports fishermen,
those speedy little cruisers with lots
of open cockpit space are given a
big play by several of the stock
builders. Elco, which takes honors
with the largest boat in the palace,
a 53-foot sea-going yacht, has in
troduced a trim 30-footer known as
the Elcotte. Outstanding is her
speed, with single engine she can
move as fast as 20 miles an hour.
Somewhat larger is the consolidated
play boat, a 42-foot fisherman that
has been attracting much attention.
This striving for roominess is re-
flected in Mathews newest model,
a 34-foot sedan cruiser. She is laid
out to accommodate from four to
six people with comfort. The craft
is equipped with floating" side win
dows, Mathews development
Counterbalanced, it can be operated
by a child and not only stays put
but is leakproof. Yachtsmen, recall
ing windows and matches that won't
bulge for love or money see the
dawn of a new day. And here again
can be found the roomy after
cockpit.
Chris Craft Shows 10 Boats.
Chris Craft, with one Of the larg-
est line of designs in the show, has
10 boats on display, from a shining
all-white 41-footer to 15-foot util-
ity runabout that will accommodate
six. This 41foot flagship of the fleet
reflects another trend-double cabin
jobs. Like Chris Craft, Wheeler's
models include sleek 33-footer with
twin staterooms. The sailing en-.
thusiast about to buy his first boat
will be just bit awed at all the
many designs and models spreae
out before him. If he has only 6
small amount to spend there are the
Skaneateles gosling class designed
by Sparkman & Stephens and only
II feet long, or the 12-foot sailboat
built by True of Massachusetts,, o.
the Zenith, Jr., a smart l4-footer
or maybe one of Dyers 10-foot sail
ing dinghies. If he wants to get init
the racing game, there are tn
stars-a beautiful model shown b.
Parkman of New York and tn
comets and snipes.
Perhaps no one-design boat il
the show is causing more commen
than a 19-foot sloop that has beer
named Lightning, rightly from wha
experts claim she can do In the wa.
of moving through the water in an.
kind of wind. Her graceful line
from the designing board of Spark
man and Stephens reveal that per
Torrance as she lies in cellophan
sea. Yet not an expensive racin
machine, the boat is comfortabl
day sailer with enough room for tn
entire family. An organization
meeting to form class will be he'll
here this week.
Owens 30-Footer Popular.
The Increasingly popular Owen
30-footer, built In Baltimore, two
stateroom sedan, can be turned int
an airy model with its screened all
opening windows.
Known as the overniter, ne'
Gar Wood design stands out anon
the Wood fleet Of eight streamline
boats. More than day runabou
she is decked over forward and hs
sleeping accommodations for tw'
An ideal boat for week end flshin
trips or committing is the boast
the builders With sufncient powe
she can move as fast as 40 miles a
hour. Educational exhibits are gel