Launch, Gasoline
Name/Title
Launch, GasolineEntry/Object ID
1988.032Description
1988.032 Tiger Boat Type: Open Motor Launch Builder: Unknown Original Power: Unknown Current Power: St. Lawrence Engine Company single-cylinder no. 7001 Length: 16' Beam: 53" Date Built: 1906 Though she may be small, Tiger is a hardy little launch for use in all weather. Records indicate that the original owner, John Cooper Upham, remembered her being built in Fineview, on Wellesley Island, around 1906. She is a very well-built boat, carvel planked over bent frames, with a built-down keel in the stern; a construction method that requires a good deal of time and skill. The built-down method, where the ribs and planking follow the deadrise of the hull all the way to the bottom of the keel and skeg, was employed by down-east builders for decades for its strength. Tiger has two helms, one forward and one at starboard midships, the latter being a lever instead of a wheel. Bench seats are provided on both sides, and a removable middle seat bridges them just in front of the engine. Tiger also was designed with redundant systems for emergencies, such as a tiller socket in the top of the rudder post for use if the steering ropes should fail, two gas tanks, one forward and one aft, and oarlock sockets on the coamings in case of a breakdown of the motor. She also has a high stem and stern for rough weather, and a canvas tent in the bow to keep spray out of the boat. A hand-operated bilge pump and a fire extinguisher are permanently mounted within reach of the starboard helm and engine. The engine is a single cylinder two-cycle gasoline, built by the St. Lawrence Engine Company of Brockville, Ontario. It uses a Schebler model "D" carburetor and buzz-box or "make-and-break" ignition, with the box located under the deck to the left the engine. All of the controls are direct, and the engine is started by turning the flywheel by hand. The absence of a model identification and the absence of the trademark nickel-plated head indicates that this was an early offering from St. Lawrence Engine. This motor is number 7001. Tiger was restored in 1970 by Mr. Holt, in whose memory she was donated by his wife Barbara. Colonel Holt installed the current engine. Tiger still bears plates from Shipyard Museum Boat Shows in 1972, '73, and '77, and a permanent Thousand Islands Antique Boat Auxiliary plate with the number 79. She was refinished in 1990 by Mike Mahoney and is in very sound condition, with a few seams opening in the hull. EVS 08Collection
BoatsAcquisition
Accession
1988.032Source or Donor
Holt, Barbara, Mrs.Credit Line
In Memory of Col. Harry J. HoltMade/Created
Manufacturer
unknownDate made
1906Place
Location
Fineview, NY, USAEdition
Model: Fantail launchNotes
Early Date: 1906 Propulsion: inboard gasoline Engine: St Lawrence Engine Co. Ltd. engine #7001 Field 9: Shebler D carb, 2 cycle. 5-6 hp? Cylinders: 1 HP: 6 Field 13: 2 cycle gas engine 24"H 16"L 17"WDimensions
Width
54 inLength
200-1/2 inLocation
Boldt Castle Yacht House
*Cleveland E. Dodge Memorial Launch Building
Bartlett Point Barn 1