Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1892 — Will Build an Unsinkable Boat. [ARTICLE]

Will Build an Unsinkable Boat.

A Leith, Scotland, boat builder is the patentee of a boat which he claims Is unsinkable and uncapsizablc. Hitherto he has constructed them of steel and he claims that owing to the manner in which the fore and aft sections, which are conical in shape, are permanently and hermetically sealed the boats are rendered unsinkable, even if filled with water, as the water runs back into the sea through the opening in the center board casing. The cruising yacht he is about to build will not be of steel, however, but of an aluminium alloy. The metal is as white as silver and possesses a breaking strain of twentyfour tons to the square inch. It is unaffected by water. The yacht, which instead of being painted will be polished, will be about thirty-two feet long and eight feet broad and will be provided with a roomy cabin paneled in oak and a commodious forecastle. The deck fittings, as well as a centerboard dingey which will accompany the yacht, will be made of the same white metal. If this experiment should turn ont successfully a new departure in yacht construction and fittings may be expected.