Buttercup
Owner: J. Hargreaves
Area: USA
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Rose
LOA: 20' 0",
Fantail stern, white.
Boiler
3-drum WT Fuel: wood, Pressure: 100 psi, Grate area: 2 sqft, Heating area: 26 sqft,
Steam drum 6" dia, mud drums 3" dia, 145 x .3/8" tubes, 4 x 1½" downcomers. Casing 17" long, 23" wide, 24" high. (One of a batch of seven built).
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
2 tfc, 2 cbs, 6 IHP
Propeller
3 blades, 18" X 24"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel
History
New boat built and fitted out by owner and steam plant installed 1995. Approx miles steamed; 1997 - 50; 1998 - 100; 1999 - 50.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Owner) Castaic Lake, 1995