 Two masts and two funnels were somewhat unusual features of the motorboat with the mast capable of carrying sails for emergency propulsion or sailing if desired.Electricity was provided by a separate electric plant.By late 1916 Betz had purchased the 120 foot (36.6 m) yacht "Paragon", later renamed "Sybilla III", from Charles J. Davol of Providence, Rhode Island with that vessel being prepared for a cruise to Florida with Betz and friends.