CONTENTS--Making the mahogany hull — Power plant — Construction of special alcohol burner.
The majority of model boat builders lack the skill to get a block of wood, shape the outside and then get down to the real job of hollowing it out with gouging tools to the desired thickness without breaking through. That is wanted for a model speed boat is a type of hull capable of being driven at considerable speed with the least possible water resistance and consequently with the least possible power. The "Experiment" has no curves except the sides. Floor and sheer lines are absolutely straight from bow to stern. A glance at the drawing will give one the impression that the boat is utterly unsuitable for speed, yet the boat has run at the rate of 61/2 miles an hour with an ordinary boiler and engine.
