Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Rio Colorado
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: R.P. Scripps. [?])
Area: Colorado River and lakes in area (USA).
HULLSternwheeler
Built 1996-97 by Scripps Foundry & Machine Works at Fredericksburg, Texas.
LOA: 40' (50' over sternwheel), Beam: 12', Draft: 1' 2".
Steel
Scow bow.
ENGINEHorizontal Cross-coupled Twin, 5" + 5" x 20".
Built by Scripps Foundry & Machine Works.
Design: Western River type.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
Xhead driven fp, 25-30 rpm, 22 IHP, Kcond. Aux Anthony Bever built dynamo engine.
BOILERHRT.
Built 1997 by Dixon Boiler Works at Los Angeles.
Heating Area: 210 sqft.
Dryback, shell 48" dia x 75" long, 2" tubes. Aux duplex 3" x 2" x 3" fp. Penberthy injector.
PROPSternwheel, 12 floats, 7' dia, 6' 6" wide.
HISTORYNew boat designed and steam plant fitted by owner in his own engineering works. First launched 1997 with smaller boiler.
USA
 
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