Highland Fling
Owner: P. Hunt
Area: USA
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Hull in Buil
Built 1997 by Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co. at Portland, Oregon
Fit out 1997
LOA: 23' 0", Beam: 6' 3", Draft: 1' 6",
Wheel steering, black, white deck.
Boiler
VFT Built 1999 by Benson Mountain Co. at Rhode Island
Fuel: wood, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 40 sqft,
Shell seamless tube 22" dia x 40" high, 60 x 1ΒΌ" od tubes 24" long, Wkettle.
Engine
Single. 3" X 4"Built 1998 by Crescent Machine Co. at New Jersey
sv valve. On turned columns, chain driven fp, non-condensing, 300 rpm.
Propeller
3 blades, 21" X 18"
Shaft: 1 1/4" Stainless Steel
History
New launch, built and fitted out and steam plant installed by owner. First steamed June 1999. Steamed approx 70 miles in 1999.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Owner) First launch, Lake Nockamixon, 1999