Steamboat Register

Redbud

Status: Active use

Owner: R.G. Steeves

Area: USA

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP with mahogany trim.
Hull model: Mountain Girl
Built 2005 by Thayer Co.
Fit out by Rappahannock Boat Works
LOA: 19' 0", LWL: 17' 0", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 1' 8",
Fantail. Side and forward wheel steering. 5.5 kts

Boiler

Roberts type WT Built 2004 by Carter Mann
Fuel: wood, Pressure: 125 psi, Grate area: No grate sqft, Heating area: 18 sqft,
6.5" dia X 24" Steel 26 X 5/8" dia Copper tubes. Steel drums, copper tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, whistle,
Cog belt driven Hypro feed water pump and Jabsco type condensate pump. Overall boiler dimensions, 25" long x 19" wide x 25" high. Diverter valves allow use of hotwell and condensate for salt water cruising or feed water can be drawn directly from the lake and condensate discharged overboard.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/2" + 3 3/4" X 2 3/4"
Built 2001 by Phil Wunder & Russ Steeves
Designed by: Russ Steeves
Piston valve on HP, slide valve on LP valve. Wolff valve gear.
1 off, home designed and built. 3hp at 400 rpm

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 16" X 24"
Shaft: 1" 304 SS
Elliot Bay narrow blade design.

History

Launched May 2005 at Lee's Mills, New Hampshire, USA

Last Modified: 2021.03.16.

(Owner) 2005