. Factory and industrial management. Canal to Chicagoand the Great Lakes, finally arriving at New York City and returningby the inside course and around the coast of Florida to New onlv was this trip an enjoyable one because of its extent and the. THE YACHT feet by 9 feet, 2o-horse-po\ver Sintz engine; Michigan Yacht & Power Co., Detroit, Jilich. scenes through which it passed, but it was unmarred by mishap ofany kind. Not only is the gasoline launch adapted to long trips and hard ser-vice, but in matters of speed as compared with other l^oats of the samesize and horse po
. Factory and industrial management. Canal to Chicagoand the Great Lakes, finally arriving at New York City and returningby the inside course and around the coast of Florida to New onlv was this trip an enjoyable one because of its extent and the. THE YACHT feet by 9 feet, 2o-horse-po\ver Sintz engine; Michigan Yacht & Power Co., Detroit, Jilich. scenes through which it passed, but it was unmarred by mishap ofany kind. Not only is the gasoline launch adapted to long trips and hard ser-vice, but in matters of speed as compared with other l^oats of the samesize and horse power of engine it is cjuite equal to any. Only lastsummer I tested the Caprice, a 42-footer built for a gentleman residingm Pittsburg for use on the Aluskoka lakes in Canada. Four days afterthis boat was launched, and while the engine was still new and stiff inits bearings, it made an actual speed of miles per hour. Betterthan 13 miles per hour has since been obtained from the same tests referred to were made in quiet water with a carefully log and on a perfectly calm day. The engine used was a two-cycle, rated at 20 horse power l)ut capable of developing 30 horsepower at the speed used in the test. THE MOTOR BOAT. 351 KA
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