MOTOR BOATS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 15, 12 October 1907, Page 10

MOTOR BOATS.

" (By Carburetter-'), . '-,! Another new: launch made its appearance in the.boat- harbour ! last .weeic.:".lt was, built, in America by Boat; Company, and was one. ol those whicli were in,.use,at tne Cnrisicnurcn Exhibition. It.is' nicely.; fipishedl'.olF .in polished oalc. and fitted with brass railings all round the deck."'Messrs. Rich-ardson-dud 'Blair--are; the qwiiers. ■ The well-known launch Bletsoe, which Was'owned by ; -tliti llou. St. Jolni,, of Pelo'rus SounU,"'nas ! 'b'een ! purchased;'by, Mr: B.v Bucholz,' arid " will , in- futurt belong to 1 the/local' flect ,; of : launckeß; Slie. is now : rfcceiving • a 'thorough' overhaul,, which will^be.completed.'in' about three-weeks' .time.i:o;- ':■> . '.vXhv-'y'i Mr. Palmer, of the Telegraph Depart-ment,-lias had built a' 21ft. launch, with ♦Jft beam, which'is tb'bc v fitt<>d''with a 10-h.p. three-cylinder Perro auto-marine engine, which, judging.by the. ; line liufs of.t'hO'bqat,. should show a. speed!of..be-twebu-'teu and"ll knots, , engine has arrived, but, through an oversight, the reversing clutch'was riot sen):, 'which will' causo a delay- of i over a month "in completing-the.r.installiug of the origine'.' K All users ;'of. the'"boat .harbour fully appreciateits smooth' water and safe anchorage, together witli; the-'-large' : sheds which Board 1 has erected; but there is ; an., entire 'absence- of'eon-', ycnience of, any , description; .There ;is not even, a fresh, water tap .in the, place,. and'when water is i;equired .jt is ,a casa 'of everlastingly borrowing, some from tho people who .happoii. to reside opposite, : which ill'the daytime' is all,'y6ry, well, ■but'at nine or ten'at night one does not like to go prowling round peoplo's backyards, ■ especially' when ■ there ''are" -sa nfanv burglars about." It is a -matter which the City. - Council--i should > immediately attend to.i, ; .- ii.-.; | :n-. ;-t -''Mr. D.'-Martin is'having : his'-smart-looking yacht,' the -Flora,- fittcd'.with: a 10-h.p. (jardner engine,: andMntends.-in -future to,-.uso .lier..i'or fishing .purposes; ; The .Flui.'i-is ;.a . ; veryr : rooiny. ; boat,, and 'should'll'eke a vcry'.-.comfor.talile <and spee.dy launch, .hayilig' lines. ''Mr.-.Cf; Ahilrqws, the well-kub\yu Island Bay. .-.fishbi'man, had,, a . fierce;;, strugglo' with the.M.M'.Vhwricane blew 'Tuesday, night. 1 .'He' left,lsland Bay tor town 'ni 'his,'. launch at : . 9 p.m/,~ fullj 'expecting to lib moored'in tlie boat, h'rii'i , hour 'in' time - lo- tttWU 'tliti' last' train home to -lfjliiiUl'Bay the- kuhc evening; but it tooli'till four, o'clock iu ! the.morn- ■ ing—just teven hours—to make thoboat harbour.; - Mr. ; Andrews, describes -the ■gale as.'ohe 6f the worst..tlmt.he has ever experienced in \yVlliijgtoa Haroortr. llis launch, although she is fitted tflth a 10-h.p. engine, .was-.at-times unable to mako any headway against elements;.i!--'-"*" Ml'. J-Ml ÜbyiV is'having liis.'smart little launch Excels'ibrj painted up,- and expects; to have b?V in the,water ; w,!hih tlii.next fortnight.!,: -, .' Mr. "A. -Kofes's launch,' the Spev,'.which has been' out <)f crtninnssion for some considerable time, lias .had her.,engine thoronghlv overhauled,, and is now able to got albiig very snwtly, although sho is rather, noisy; not .having muffler on tho .eiigiue.; ,L" •«' i,i..