Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-22
VEST POCKET LUXURY YACHT
Handy Owner Makes
23-Footer Big Boot
BY WHEELER JOHNSON

By WHEELER JOHNSON
A luxury yacht might be with
in your reach if you have a little
skill at the crafts.
A case in point is DR.. H. Gar
nett Snead of 2037 North Under
wood street, Arlington, and his
23-foot cruiser. the Jerre Lynne.
DR.. Snead had problem that
many have when he bought the
little May Craft last March and
berthed her at Columbia Island
Marina.
His boat budget was limited
and he wanted a craft that
would accommodate his family
which includes his wife Jerre,
three boys, Ray. l6, Allen, IA,
Clipper, 8, and daughter Garnett
Lynne, 2. But besides being a
busy physician, DR.. Snead is a
skilled wood worker and is blessed
with plenty of ingenuity. He
has worked out his problem so
nicely that his family could take
an extended cruise on the Jerre
Lynne and every one would be
well fed and comfortable during
the day and get a restful sleep
at night.
DR.. Snead has equipped the
Jerre Lynne with many extras
in addition to ones he built for
himself. A firm believer in water
safety. he has provided the boat
with every device he can think
of to either prevent accident or
minimize the effects should an
accident happen.
Has Telephone
He first installed a Ship-to-
shore telephone. This was must
in case of an emergency call
from his Office. The Jerre Lynn
has storm anchor in addition
to her regular hook, a flare kit, a
fire extinguisner by the pilot seat
and another in the galley corner.
OF course there are life preserv-
ers for all, but the little cruiser
also boasts a 6-by-3-foot life
raft. There also are double bat
teries, one of which cuts in
automatically when the ignition
switch is shut off averting the
possibility of being without
power should a short run one
battery down.
But it is in providing creature
comforts that DR.. Snead shines.
He Immediately noticed that
Jerre Lynne's 8-foot beam made
the space in the cabin too wide
for passengers to lean back COM
fortably. So cushions were in
stalled as a back rest. These can
be used by the boys when they
are bedding down on the after
deck at night.
Then the doctor fixed himself
a three-legged removable table
around which four can be seated
in the cabin. 1t can also be set
up on the after deck. He made
a smaller table which fits over
the gasoline stove in the galley
space. This can be used as a
tray for serving and when the
stove is not in operation, it can
be used for working space. A
removable oven goes with the
stove and when not in use can
be slowed out of the way in the
left-hand bunk in the cabin.
Sleeping Quarters Comfortable
The cruiser came equipped
with sleeping accommodations
for two. but DR.. Snead makes his
larger table support a mattress
between the fixed hunks. This
makes the master bed reach
from bulkhead to bulkhead. He
has a bracket arrangement
which makes an upper bunk for
little Garrett Lynn. The boys are
bedded down on the after deck
One takes the rear seat, which
is the width Of the boat. and
the other two either use air
mattresses placed fiat on the
deck. or cots.
A feature DR.. Snead is proud
of is his corner cabinet" He
says his probably is one of
the few boats featuring such. In
stead of bric-a-brac, the Sneads
keep condiments in theirs. Slowed
away there the salt doesn't abb
sorb moisture,
Other cabin features include
a hanging closet for storing
clothes in press, which is cut
between the bulkhead for the
hunks and the small toilet; a rack
for the dish towels under the
corner cabinet and a medicine
cabinet placed high enough to
keep aspirin and other things
out OF the reach Of Garnett
Lynne.
After the doctor had finished
his wood work. Mrs. Snead took
over and made window curtains
of a tasteful nautical design fea-
turing boats and lighthouses. The
curtains can be drawn entirely
around the cabin for privacy. She
also made bedspreadS and cock