Heureka

Status: Active use

Owner: Hansueli. & R. Renz

Area: Switzerland

Hull

Cabin/Saloon Launch. Construction: Marine plywood.
Hull in 1964
Built 1972 by Stäheli at Altnau
Fit out 1995 by Stäheli and Tschumper at Kreuzlingen
LOA: 24' 5", Beam: 8' 2", Draft: 2' 1", Displacement: 2970 lbs.
5 knots, sleeping cabin, hard canopy, solar battery charger.

Boiler

VFT Built 1982 by D. Knetsch
Fuel: wood, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 3.9 sqft, Heating area: 9.6 sqft, Output: 220 lbs/hr,
31 Steel tubes. Welded steel construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, Windermere kettle, whistle, siren,
ap, condenser, Wkettle. Wet firebox, 31 tubes. Volume 70 l.

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Left Hand, 18" X 32"

History

Built as a sail yacht 1972, converted to steam 1995-1996. Ref: Funnel 101. 1997: Funnel shortened 15 cm 2002: Bow rail removed 2010: flap inserted for easier entering (owner becomes older...) 2015: vacuum pump removed 2015: placed in port of Güttingen

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