Portland Press Herald from Portland, Maine • Page 26

Portland Press Herald Portland, Maine Monday Morning, May 23, 1949. S.YW Handsome, 43-Foot Yacht To Be Launched At Boothbay Motor Sailer Built By Paul Luke; Accommodations Provided For Ten 1 Maine Publicity Bureau Photo READY FOB LAt NCHING--A 43-foot motor sailer which will be- launched before the first of June by the Paul Luke Boat Yard at East Boothbay for Siberman of Scarsdale, N. Y. She Is one of the most handsome mahogany sailing yachts ever built In a Maine vard She cost about $40 000 NOW INSTALLING MARINE RADIOTELEPHONES GENERAL ELECTRIC and RCA United Machine Shop Mrrnlli Wharf Dial 2-778T Sample To Repair Wrecked Windigo Repairs to new $10,000 Barnacle Class sloop Windigo, which was swept on rocks, of Inner Mark sland. Bailey Island, on the first Hodgdon's 27-Footers In Demand AT LAST GRANITE (With Staple) Also Deiired Anv tine any length with ringg In ends and tached at no extra charge Delivered anywhere --Eitimatct Cheerfully Everything In Granite.

-Walks Outdoor Granite Flagrnj Well Covert WaD Stone Paving Blocks and Curbing Quurv on 7 mllRs he- low Thomaston on good black- too road Can load any boat at our docks Vititeri Alwayi Welcome -JOHN MEEHAN SON Ckrk Island St. Tel RaekUnd Z1-W2 Harbor SS-ll her maiden have at the Finnk Sample Boothbay Harbor boat day of Inc 'irm Cost of repairs will be between 6 000 and $7 000 The yacht was nearly a total loss The 34-foot Marconi-rigged auxiliary craft was returned on a ighter to the yard which Dr. Marshall Sanford, Baltimore, and two others left to cruise -to Gibson Island in Chesapeake Bay The trio had planned to anchor in Mackerel! Cove when caught In the southeast storm. The starboard side of the yacht was completely wrecked, except for five frames forward New keel woori plnnktng and frames must be InstnllPd Thp new Universal motor bp rebuilt bprau.se of thp sAlt in tlie block The revpisp sear is broken Placing the yacht in a new con- diUon again is a major rebuilding project according to Sample, who expects to have the craft readv for the water the latter part of sloop was commissioned by theXSample yard after being built by Adams and Hayden, South BristoKyacht Yard Has Sold 24 In 2 Years The 27-foot pleasure boat designed by George I. Hodgdon, two years ago and built by Hodgdon Brothers, East Boothbay, has one of the most popular custom craft on the market.

Twcntv-four of these boats have been built for customers in two years Four more are nearing completion for delivery by June A study of the lines indicates a fast and seaworthy hull, and the boat is easily adaptable for both pleasure and fishing. In construc- Sural design, the boat incorporates the major features the pleasure- boat owner and fisherman long have sought In a boat of Its size-speed, dependability, maneuverability, sturdlness, steadiness in rough seas, ease of operation anc fuel economy. Of special interest is the taperec construction of the aft end of the keel, which Pliminntps air porkpt. nnd dpllvprs moie live watei direct to the propeller, hence moie efficiency Greater strength in A 43-foot motor sailer, one of the most handsome sailing vachts ever built in Maine, will be launched by the Paul Luke Boat Yard, East Boothbay, for S. J.

Silberman of Scarsdale N. by thp first of June. She has sleeping accommodations for eight in the owners' part and two crewmen There are three toilet rooms and two shower rooms. It is believed that her "doghouse" top is the first motor sailer to be constructed of teakwood Large planks of teakwood were used to affect the deeply rounded section which ties into the trunk cabin topsides It was an expensive type of construction, Luke reported Her decks are also oj teak i Designed by Winthrop Warner, Middleton, Conn naval architect, the yacht is planked with beautifully grained mahogany one and a half inches thick She Is oaked-framed, and workmen in the yard said her timbers are the largest they ever had seen in a pleasure craft. The luxurious yacht, which will carry 981 square feet of sail, has a waterline length of 38 feet, two Inches beam of 12 fppf nnd draft of five fppt, eight Inches Two unusual yacht are the features forward of the cockpit and the chromed stainless steel fittings which added greatly to the cost All hardware including port holes are chromed.

The interior of the main stateroom is. of bleached mahogany There are double staterooms, two single berths forward and two aft. All berths have alrfoam cushions She Is equipped with hot and cold water pressure system, automatic heating, automatic fire extinguishing system, electric winch for the bow anchor and elaborate navigational Instruments All floors are Insulated and carpeted Thp large galley Is equipped with a sUilnlPss step) dresser four-burner bottled-gas stove with Sport Craft Designed By Dr. L. S.

Lord Being Built For Buenos Aires Man Dr Lindsay S. Lord, Palmouth naval architect, has designed an ultra-modern 42-foot sport fisherman for Spradling of Buenos Aires All plywood, fastenings hardwaie and equipment aic being Imported from United States Because of the the currency restrictions the building Is being done in Uruguay where certain types of exchange still can be handled "She is representative of the modern trend toward planing hulls wherein speed and sa- fceeptng ability are equal and ik-. sults of a hull design which maKes them inter-dependent instead of being antagonistic," says Doctor Lord Her cruising displacement of 215 000 pounds Is heavier trmn usual weight because of her modern equipment including fathometer, Sperry automatic pilot, radio telephone, electric regnper- ation, dual cpntrols and electric cabin and water heatirig Two Scripps Series 150 will drive the craft 20 miles an houf in calm water and a mile or two faster in heavy weather. Great distances between ports in South America, necessitated a large fuel capacity. Two Monel tanks will hold 400 gallons of She will carry 200 gallons of water.

Lack of gasoline over 70-octane required a reduction in the compression ratio of the Scripps engine, nnd 2BOO RPM's will be conslclned a-, their top speed Driving direct, the engines will DIESEL SERVICE AuHvorlitd Service Station i for AMERICAN BOSCH construction is provided by using I and a large amount of room for sawed floor timber on alternate frames with bent floor timber Between The high bow insurer a dry boat in almost any kind of weath- a large oven, refrigerator, dinette swing Columbian wheels, 14 by and EX-CELL-0 Futl Injection Equipment GOUDY and 3 MARINE RAILWAYS YACHT 1 COMMERCIAL REPAIRS BUILDING EAST BOOTHBAY, ME. TEL. er. The sport fishermen may be ordered with or without a trunk cabin. They are built with two sleeping berths, 'toilet and small galley, whjeh is equipped with a two-burner alcohol stove, dish lockers, and storage space for fishing gear.

The express cruiser is a handsome boat for her size. "She has a mahogany windshield and side wings attached to the trunk cabin polished brass hardware and a watertight cockpitj The will deliver 27-footers to E. K. Brown of Tornngton, Conn and Boothbay; Dr. Leonard Matthews of New York and William Stamford, Conn.

A 30-ftot cruiser. Sea Breeze has been- completed for Harlanc Davies of Pleasant Point, Thomaston. She has sleeping accommodations for two, galley and toilet. Power is provided by a Chrysler Ace engine. She is planked with native white pine iter beam is nine feet, six and hal inches; draft, two feet, nine inches.

Cruiser Commissioned Snafu. II, 46-foot Elco cruise of Henry R. Dingley, Auburn, has been commissioned by Handy Boat Service, Falmouth Foreside She was repainted and given new coat of varnish. She is moorec off the Portland Yacht Club. Enjoy Yourself With Fine Foods Aher a day in thr open, with and excitement sharpening your appetites, come in with your family for a royal repast Foodt fit for the table.

Boonc WIRE and ROPE RIGGING Mildew Proofing CUSTOM MADE CUSHIONS Fortune, Inc. YACHT SAILS 11 PLUM STREJ5T PORTLAND TEL. 2-3814 RET ML WHOLESALE 181 COMMERCIAL ST. 159 COMMERCIAL ST TEL 4-1401 4-1402 4-1403 CLOSE-OUT OUTBOARD MOTORS have limited number of outboard motors to close out at very low prices On Dliplar In our Retail 1M CommrrrUI ftl ALL TYPES MARINE HARDWARE ROPE WIRE ROPE LIFE PRESERVERS CUSHIONS Com? ard Rrnu if i4rttind ockers. Her headroom is six and half eet Her large aft cockpit, ten 16 feet, will seat 12 persons.

ler auxiliary enginp is 150-horse- ower Gray with a 3 to 1 reduc- on gear. Her propeller is a two- lade Columbian. The Monel gas tanks have a apacity of 275 gallons: water, 350 allons. She is squipped with a 2-volt Fairbanks-Morse auxiliary enerator. iandy Boat Hauls facht Downeaster The 46-foot sport fisherman Downeaster.

owned by John iViseman of Old Orchard and Miami Beach, was hauled out on he railway of Handy Boat Serv- ce, Palmouth Foreslde, last week or a general overhaul She was returned to her mooring off the Portland Yacht Club after her hull had been repainted and the bright work revarnished Capt Russell Barter of Cum- erland Foreslde and a crew nember returned the elaborately-equipped fishing craft to Portland from Miami two weeks ago Wiseman used the yacht nearly every day for sport fishing In southern waters ush button form are mounted the coaming of a hatch at tie after end of the house top. Construction Is seam batten side ilanking of Paraguayan cedar with a double-planked bottom on i Decks are plywood In 5-Watt GE Phone Installed On Kada A five-watt GE radio telephon has ibeen Installed on the 40-foo Chris-Craft cruiser Kada Dana R. Bowker, Portland, a Merrill's Wharf. The set was sold bv the United Machine Shop, which operate the floats of the Portland Yach Club sub station at Merrill Wharf. Auxiliary power will be sup- lied bv a 3 KW 115-volt AC 3 Motori generator.

This high oltage, either from the genera- or or from shore power, is wired irectly to the electric stove. ater heater, cabins tfallory battery chargers Steering lydrauhc linkage is Columbian Auxiliary controls in New Cruiser Launched For Paul Sheltra Owner's Mother Sponsors Yacht The new 42-foot Owens cruiser Felaura II, owned bv Paul Sheltra, Bifidcford, has Iwon launched by thp Yacht Division of the Noilh- east Aviation Company, Portland Municipal Airpoit. The cruiser wai taken from a plane hangar at the aiipoit on a trailer and lifted into the water by a lighter of Ellis C. Snodgrass Company at the firm's wharf. More than 30 persons, most of whom live in the Biddeford area, watched Mrs Auro Sheltra, Biddeford, mother of the cruiser's owner, christen the craft.

The yacht was taken to Merchants Wharf, where Vincent Cavanaugh Boat Shop is installing additional equipment The rrulsrr nlrondy equlpprtf tuplv will have a 35-watt Fali- banksvMoise auxlllaiy generatoi. RCA radio telephone, RCA radio direction finder, bottled gas for a large stainless steel stove, including oven, and a hot and cold water pressure system. Equipment already installed Includes four powerful chromed searchlights, siren, dual chromed blast horns, built-in radio, bow and stern docking lights built Into the mahogany hull and stainless steel davits for a nine-foot Old Town yacht tender There is alsc a new five-horsepower Johnson outboard for the tender. By Staff Photographer Olson LAUNCHING PARTY--Some of the Biddeford-Saco residents who attended the launching of the new 42-foot Owens cruiser Felaura II of Paul Sheltra, Biddeford, rxtreme left His mother. Mrs.

Auro Sheltra, second from left, christened the cruiser at the Euis C. Snodgrass wharf, foot of High Street, before the craft nas lifted by a lighter into Portland Harbor She will be moored ait the Portland Yacht Club after additional equipment has been installed by the Vincent Cavanaugh Boat Shop, Merchant's Wharf. Mt. Desert Yacht Yard Sells 3 Craft The brokerage department of the Mt. Desert Yacht Yard, Inc Mt Desert Island, has arranged the sale of the 32-foot Aldpn auxiliary sloop i Hugh Mathpson of Seal Haiboi and Miami to William Smith of Westport, Conn, The yard also has sold the Northeast Harbor Class A sloop Scud fiom Maine Boats Inc, to Kenneth Marty of Baltimore and the Jlichardson utility cruiser Gadfly from Maine Boats, Inc, to John Whltworth of Bangor on a part-time basis to Crowell of Chicago and to Wendall MacLeod of Belfast Oklahoma held its first sports and boat show last month The 42-foot Black Bird has auxiliary ketch bpcn chartered iraro web frames surfaced over wo Mayers with staggered joints.

dockland Club Plans Memorial Day Opening The Rockland Yacht Club will meet Wednesday. May 25, to discuss plans for the yachting season. Refreshments will be served. Commodore Horatio C. Cowan said a couple are being sought to act as steward and lunch room attendants.

Plans halve been made to officially open the? clubhouse Memorial Day. He reported the City of Rockland offers a small salary this year as part of the recreational program. Income also will be increased In the operation of the lunchroom. power Gray engine with a direct Irlve The open rraft Is strip- built with white pine and framed with oak. hOR SALE' SMALL BOATS Also OUTBOARD PUNTS HARVEY W.

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