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Status: Under Construction

Owner: Steven J. Harcourt, Wesley J. Harcourt

Website: https://www.youtube.com/user/bilgerat671

Area: USA

Hull

Converted Log Tug. Construction: Welded steel.
Hull model: Tug designed by Unknown at Unknown
Built 1960 by Unknown at Washington State, USA
Fit out 2012 by Steven Harcourt at South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
LOA: 40' 0", LWL: 39' 0", Beam: 12' 0", Draft: 5' 0", Displacement: 30,000 lbs.
Former log tug used on the Columbia River to push log booms to the sawmill

Boiler

Worthington Designed by John York,
Built 1980 by John York at St. Helena, CA, USA
Fuel: Wood/Oil, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 6 sqft, Heating area: 100 sqft, Output: 1000 lbs/hr,
10" dia X 42" long Seamless steel drum(s). Steel tubes. welded construction, Stainless Steel superheater,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, steam feed pump, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Additional 50sq.ft./hs provided by economizer

Engine

2 cyl compound. 4.5" + 10" X 6"
Built 1909 by Doty at Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Design: Doty by: Doty
Slide valve. SLRG with double-bar marine links valve gear.
Power: 30 HP
Originally used in a Logging Tug in Sudbury, Canada

Propeller

Stainless Steel, 3 blades, Right Hand, 42" X 42"
Shaft: 4" steel

History

Hull purchased in Washington in 2004. Extensively repaired, replacing plates, and adding superstructure. Engine purchased in Sudbury, Ontario in 2006 and trucked back to California. Added condensate and feed pumps made from weldament to replace missing originals. Replaced cast iron LP piston with hollow aluminium one weighing 20lbs less! Working on replacing Slide Valves with Balanced Slide Valves. Launch date in the Sacramento River Delta August 23rd, 2017. Steamed over 3,000 miles as of January 2021.

Added to the register: 2016.10.30. Last Modified: 2021.06.18.

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