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Tippecanoe

Status: Steaming

Owner: Michael & Susan Cross

Area: USA


Hull

Canoe. Construction: Polyethylene.
Built by Coleman
Fit out 1998 by Michael Cross
LOA: 15' 9",

Boiler

VFT Designed by Michael Cross,
Built 1969 by Michael Cross at Everett, WA, UAS
Fuel: Propane, Pressure: 125 psi,
6" dia X 14" long Seamless steel barrel. 39 X 1/2" dia Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
non-condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, feed water heater, whistle,
6" dia x 14" high, 39 x ½" tubes, hand fp.

Engine

Single, Outboard. 1 1/2" X 1 1/2"
Built 1998 by Michael Cross at Snohomish, Wa.
Made from Stuart Turner No. 9 cylinder set, with a crankcase and crosshead from a lawnmower engine, 305 rpm. Engine named TYLER. Horsepower measured at 0.16 HP at 500 rpm. Makes approx 0.1 HP at 305 HP with propeller.

Propeller

Brass, 3 blades, 10" X 15"
Shaft: 1/2" Stainless Steel
Handmade with three blades 1" wide. DAR approx. 16%


History

All assembled by owner 1998.


Last Modified: 2015.04.05.


(Nexus Marine) 1998