Yachting Notes

Progress, Volume VIII, Issue 2, 1 October 1912, Page 100

Yachting Notes

Messrs. Collings and Bell, of St. Mary's Beach, Ponsonby, have their works full of orders at present. During the last two months they have completed a 30ft. launch fitted with a 10 h.p. Doman for Mr. Woolley; a 30ft. launch, 10 h.p. Doman for Mr. Ayling; a 32ft. x Bft. auxiliary also fitted with a 10 h.p. Doman, for Mr. Mansfield; a 28ft. launch, fitted with an 8 h.p. Stanley engine, for Mr. Pegley ; a 20ft, runabout launch, 5 h.p. Perfection engine' for Mr. Robinson. They have on the stocks nearing completion two 32 x 8 cruising launches being fitted with 15 h.p. Doman engines a 26ft. launch to be powered with a 10 h.p. Doman; and have sent quite a number of Doman and Perfection engines to different parts of the Dominion. The firm have a large number of engines and quantities of accessories to arrive soon by early steamers. Messrs. Harvey and Lang's new shed in Freeman s Bay presents a lively appearance just now, there being abundant work in hand and on order. Amongst the principal work is a fifty-foot tunnel launch for passenger service in shallow waters. This vessel is remarkable for the unusual style of her construction. The usual practice followed in New Zealand in the building of a single skin boat, is to plank her first on moulds and then steam-bend the timbers or ribs into place, afterwards removing the moulds as the timbers are fastened off. In this tunnel launch the practice of the American and English builders is being followed, viz., the ribs have been put in first and fastened to the keel and gunwhale stringers, and the vessel is being planked up on the ribs and fastening proceeds with the planking. The illusration shows her in frame with the garboards and one streak on. She looks a fine substantial job and is a fair sample of this firm's excelent work. The firm have just completed a 22ft. Mullet boat for Mr. Parker, of Auckland; she has 3ft. 4in. beam, and is a handy looking craft and should develop a fair turn of speed. '.A; 26ft. launch for Mr. Lorrens, of Ponsonby, is just about completed; she is to be fitted with a 5 h.p. Regal engine. The keel has been laid for a 35ft. tuck stefn launch with Bft. beam, to the order of a local firm, whose specifications call for a pretty good fit-out in the way of cushions, skylight, ventilators, mast, sail, etc. She is to be fitted with al4 h.p. Silent Rotor. This is something new, and we hone to have some further particulars and perhaps an illustration for our readers next month.