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Whatcom Princess
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: W.H.G. Schlager. (SBA member)
Area: Lake Whatcom, WA (USA).
HULLCabin launch
Built at Seattle.
Fit-out 1976 by Russ Hibbler.
LOA: 24', LWL: 22' 8", Beam: 7' 6", Draft: 3'.
Lapstrake wood
Double ended, forward cabin, aft canopy.
ENGINECompound, 3" + 6" x 4½".
Built c1900-05.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
A frames, Xhead driven fp and air pump, max 380 rpm, 12 IHP, Kcond. Built San Fransisco.
BOILERRoberts type 3-drum WT.
Built 1988 by A-1 Welding (Russ Hibler) at Anacortes, Wa..
Fuel: wood or oil, Pressure: 125 psi, Grate: 2.4 sqft, Heating Area: 44 sqft, Output: 150 lbs/hr.
Steam drum 12" dia x 30" long, mud drums 3" dia x 26" long, casing 22" x 33" x 45" high, steam atomising.
PROP3 blades, Kort nozzle, 22" x 30".
Shaft: 1½" SS.
HISTORYFormer Coast and Geodetic Survey Vessel lifeboat, prop shaft added and converted to steam by Russ Hibbler, named LETHA. First steamed 1976. Acquired 1994, fresh engine fitted, renamed. Approx miles steamed; 1997 - 55; 1998 - 30; 1999 - 48. Engine formerly in James Warjone’s TINKERS DREAM.
SBA memberUSA
 
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(Owners) 1995

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