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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: H.R. Strothjohann. (SBA member)
Area: River Rhine (Germany).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1987 by Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co. at Portland, Oregon.
LOA: 23' 4", LWL: 22' 3", Beam: 6' 7".
GRP
Black, varnished deck & interior, telescopic mast, antique bell.
ENGINEVee Compound, 3" + 5" x 4".
Built by Semple Engine Co. at St Louis, USA.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: Slip ecc..
380 rpm, chain driven fp, Kcond. Fitted 1992.
BOILERVFT.
Built 1986 by Ullman Welding Co. at USA.
Fuel: coal or wood, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate: 1.6 sqft, Heating Area: 40 sqft, Output: 200 lbs/hr.
145 tubes, dry firebox, fwh, 5 gall fw tank.
PROP3 blades, 20" x 30".
HISTORYNew boat, assembled and plant fitted by owner, woodwork by local boatwright, completed 1991. June 1992 steamed from Czechoslovakia down Elbe to Dresden. Also steamed in Netherlands and Austria. 1991-92 had Stuart Turner 6A.
SBA memberGermany
 
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(W. Peters)

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