Steamboat Register

Gunilla

Status: Active use

Owner: Captain John Turner

Area: Canada (West Coast)

Hull

Cabin/Saloon Launch. Construction: GRP hull with wooden deck and trim.
Built 1982 by Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co. at Seattle
Fit out 1997 by Ken Hall at Surrey, BC, Canada
LOA: 23' 8", LWL: 20' 6", Beam: 6' 7", Draft: 1' 10", Displacement: 4000 lbs.
Straight stem, Counter stern, Green with White Shear-line, Teleflex wheel steering. Modified with the addition of Cabin, Canopy and Sheerstrakes, of wood, during 2019/20/21 off-seasons.

Boiler

Blackstaffe type WT Designed by Ken Hall,
Built 1995 by Ken Hall at Surrey, BC, Canada
Fuel: Wood, Oil or Kerosen, Pressure: 180 psi, Output: 200 lbs/hr,
10" dia X 36" Steel 0 Steel tubes. Steel drum and tubes. construction, Steel superheater,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle,
3 drum type. Steam drum 10" dia, 2 mud drums 2"dia. all x 36" long, casing 30" L x 26¾" W x 28" H. Economizer HS 7 sq. ft. Superheater HS 4.3 sq. ft., all designed by Ken Hall. His original Steam-atomizing Diesel Oil Burner was replaced with a Vaporizing Kerosene burner by second owner.

Engine

Triple Expansion. 2.75" + 4.375" + 6.5" X 4"
Built 1996 by Ken Hall at Surrey, BC, Canada
Design: Ken Hall modified this first example of type by: Castings supplied by Elliot Bay Co.
pv on HP & IP, sv on LP valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 8 HP
Boiler Feed is a 0.75 x 2.5 inch single acting pump and Condensate a 3.25 x 2.5 inch double acting pump driven from the Crankshaft by 3:1 reduction gear. Copper Keel Condenser of 7/8" tube with 3.3 sq. ft. area that provides 26 inches of Vaccum.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 20" X 34"
Ken Hall had hoped to find a Propeller with a deeper Pitch of perhaps 38 - 40 inches. Would be interesting to test same.

History

The late Ken Hall of Surrey, BC, Canada conceived, designed and fitted-out "Oesa" in an unused secondhand EB Fibereglass Hull he purchased in 1994. Only the woodwork was contracted to a shipwright. By1997 she was afloat and steaming power by the 1st example of an Elliot Bay Triple Expansion Engine to be completed which had required, amoung other things, Ken's own Modifications. His modifications have subsequently been incorporated in further examples of these engines. Steam is supplied by a Blackstaff Type Boiler of Ken's own design and construction. Following Ken's passing, NWSS Member, Gordon Sullivan, of Custer, Wa, USA, bought her from Mr. Hall's widow in 2012. The vessel returned to Canada in 2017 when ownership again changed to Capt. John Turner of Vancouver. At this time the vessel was renamed, "Gunilla", in honour of a late, life long, Swedish Friend. Susiquent modifications including Sheer-strakes, a (half) Cabin and full Awning Deck have improved comfort while dramatically changing the vessel's appearance.

Last Modified: 2023.12.27.