. Outing. eenthese powers. Although for many years the policyof most motor boatmen has been to havethe hull for a large auto boat or cruiserconstructed at some shipyard, and then MOTOR BOATS A MAN MAY BUY 675 to install in it a motor of special design,the trend at present seems to be turn-ing in the other direction, and to-dayforty-foot boats of both types are madein stock models with the motor installedand ready for operation. Some of thehandsomest craft seen on any watersare ready-made boats, and whileevery little detail and hobby desired bythe owner cannot be included, muchtime, trouble, an
. Outing. eenthese powers. Although for many years the policyof most motor boatmen has been to havethe hull for a large auto boat or cruiserconstructed at some shipyard, and then MOTOR BOATS A MAN MAY BUY 675 to install in it a motor of special design,the trend at present seems to be turn-ing in the other direction, and to-dayforty-foot boats of both types are madein stock models with the motor installedand ready for operation. Some of thehandsomest craft seen on any watersare ready-made boats, and whileevery little detail and hobby desired bythe owner cannot be included, muchtime, trouble, and red-tape are cer- a low cabin in which are sleeping andeating accommodations for from two tosix persons—depending upon the sizeof the craft. The cabin also contains a toilet room,lockers, and probably a couple of chairsand a writing desk, while deck spaceaft furnishes daytime accommodationsfor the crew or passengers. The highfreeboard of the cabin and the inclosedcockpit make this an ideal rough-weath-. IF YOU WANT LIGHT WEIGHT AND GOOD SPEED IN PROPORTION TO POWER TRY A MOTOR CANOE. tainly saved—and the manufacturershave learned so thoroughly what is re-quired by the average enthusiast thatthey are well-nigh able to meet his everydemand. Some of these stock modelsare equipped with sixty horse-power, six-cylinder, automobile motors and thoseof the auto-boat type are capable ofattaining a speed of twenty-four ortwenty-five miles an hour. While the graceful and swift-runningauto boat may appeal to the sense ofluxury in the average man, space andseaworthiness must be sacrificed for theattainment of high speed, and it is evi-dent that this type of boat is not sowell adapted to rough weather or ex-tended trips as is the cruiser. Nearlyall cruisers have the cockpit inclosed in er type of boat, and it is craft of thisclass which have successfully made thetrip from New York to Bermuda. A good-sized cruiser, when furnishedwith mahogany woodwork and equippedwith an electric lightin
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