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Show An Intlokoblo ll llnat Mr W W tls of Iith, u aiiout to prM i e a atent sl'! lirtat which i thin "d 1 1 1 a abeoloUly nualnkable an 1 Intanfanr- it ly ctlf righting It fa bulit inalrtlubt tv WAterlight serlioius and I nitf, le fir sporting purpose beina perfectly aafo an 1 fast nn 1 r sill or mt It may U n valoable Addition to the life tvingrfplpment of yachts nnl vesjirls sf all classes. Tho steel boats airtight an 1 miy bo rnbjcctel to any ainonnt of rough usage, an 1 tho Inventor maintains tint the piercing of ono or more sections wool J only In a alight degree affect their buoyancy Home of the boats have, wo are in firmel, been snbjtM to a scries of triAls on tho Tltth of Torth In all wpjtheni, anl have Iteen prjved to po-tr po-tr all tho goal qualities wbfih 1m Itxcn claimed for them. It was founl that If one of the Watertight tecflon was r iercod the rmult iroul 1 bo that the water woull peal tho air In the section which wroul 1 continue to a (Turd tni port If both sections were pi-rwd the boat would only draw n little moro water and the supporting rapatity notboez tlngulshed, bnt only diminished, Ait J that If all throe actions were pierced the boat vonll still Hoat while it Wonl 1 only loso Us buoyancy If the secti ns were stmnltirwoufly Merced both alwr anl below tho water line, whlrh would bo an nlmoRt IjconcrlvaUe event Tho steel Ul can beprodnoedAt A cmt which wiH compare favuraUy with tho j rice of wooden Uxttf of good class an 1 they will stan 1 iirngo whkb wonl 1 quickly destroy a wooden fabric but at the same t line tlwy are remarkably light a liont of 13 fwt lung an 1 J feet beam, complete with nia-d, sail oars tt,Ap I roximallng only UOO weight tnd And N nter |