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.
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(Nexus Marine) 1998