Index The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Highland Fling
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, 01/09
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  Owner: P. Hunt. (SBA member)
Area: Lake Nockamixon, Penn (USA).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1997 by Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co. at Portland, Oregon.
Fit-out 1997-99.
LOA: 23', Beam: 6' 3", Draft: 1' 6".
GRP
Wheel steering, black, white deck.
ENGINESingle, 3" x 4".
Built 1998 by Crescent Machine Co. at New Jersey.
Valve(s): sv.
On turned columns, chain driven fp, non-condensing, 300 rpm.
BOILERVFT.
Built 1999 by Benson Mountain at Rhode Island.
Fuel: wood, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating Area: 40 sqft.
Shell seamless tube 22" dia x 40" high, 60 x 1¼" od tubes 24" long, Wkettle.
PROP3 blades, 21" x 18".
Shaft: 1¼" SS.
HISTORYNew launch, built and fitted out and steam plant installed by owner. First steamed June 1999. Steamed approx 70 miles in 1999.
Data: Reg7. Index: [H] Previous: Heureka Next: Hilda
Member USA

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(Owner) First launch, Lake Nockamixon, 1999
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