Rose

Status: Active use

Owner: Murray Etherington

Area: USA

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Strip plank, red cedar, epoxy glass sheeting outsi.
Hull model: Rose designed by Bill Durham at Seattle, WA - USA in 1968
Built 1969 by Bill Durham at Seattle
LOA: 20' 6", LWL: 18' 11", Beam: 4' 6", Draft: 1' 6", Displacement: 1800 lbs.
Rack and pinion steering.

Boiler

Babcock & Wilcox type cross drum WT Built 2004 by Andrew Van Luenen at Granite Falls, WA - USA
Fuel: diesel, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 34 sqft,
8" dia X 20" Welded steel shell 50 Steel tubes. Welded steel construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle,
The boiler is fired by a 12VDC Beckett burner and is capable of sustaining 6 knots.

Engine

Single. 2.5" X 3"
Built by LeRoy Mietzner at Hansville, Wa
sv valve. Hackworth Radial valve gear.
Power: 4 HP

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, 18" X 22"

History

Original ‘Rose’ hull from which GRP ‘Rose’ class hulls used to be available from Beckman in Rhode Island. Originally fitted with electric motor, later owned David Hogan who fitted her to steam in 1987. The hull was rebuilt in 2004 and fitted in her current configuration.

Last Modified: 2024.11.17.