. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. ed thatthis quantity of oil has covered the seawith an infinitesimal film measuringthirty feet in width and ten nauticalmiles in length. As the thickness of thisfilm is only .0000047 of an inch, its effi-cacy is indeed marvelous. A simple and excellent device for dis-tributing oil has been invented by , of the United States SignalOffice. It is cheap and convenient, and isespecially adapted for use in boats orsmall yachts. It has been thus described: ^^ It consists of a hollow metal globeten inches in diameter, with a capacity ofabout one an
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. ed thatthis quantity of oil has covered the seawith an infinitesimal film measuringthirty feet in width and ten nauticalmiles in length. As the thickness of thisfilm is only .0000047 of an inch, its effi-cacy is indeed marvelous. A simple and excellent device for dis-tributing oil has been invented by , of the United States SignalOffice. It is cheap and convenient, and isespecially adapted for use in boats orsmall yachts. It has been thus described: ^^ It consists of a hollow metal globeten inches in diameter, with a capacity ofabout one and a-half gallons of oil. Ithas an air chamber separated by a par-tition to keep it afloat in a certain posi-tion, and there are two valves. Whenfilled with oil the upper valve is ad-justed to allow oil to flow out at any de- 80 BOAT SAILING. sired rate, while the lower valve admitswater. When placed in the sea it floatswith the upper valve a little above thesurface, and water will enter to displacethe oil from the graduated upper The specific gravity of oil will keep itin the upper part of the distributor, andthe motion of the globe on the breakingwaves or swell will insure the ejectionof the oil through the graduated valvein any quantity. This may be used by towing over thebow when running, or made fast to a seaanchor when hove to. People inclined to be skeptical are, ofcourse, at liberty to doubt the efficacyof oil to lessen the _ dangerous ef- jt^ ^^^feet of heavy seas, g/£*^S^s,/__^^,xAbut the examples I * have quoted aresimply a few culled . y^^^ from several hun- \^ ^/ ^dred well authenti- ^ T PLAN OF OIL DISTRIBUTOR. cated cases. The lesson learned from the Ship-wash lightship ever so many years ago,has not been without profit and benefitto naval architects. Let me spin you the O- KEEP VO UR WE A THER EYE OPEN. 81 yarn. The Shipwash lightship is moor-ed in one of the most exposed places onthe east coast of England, and is thuscontinually encountering particularl
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