Steamboat Register

Laughing Loon

Owner: C Bomba

Area: USA

Hull

Canopy. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Mase
Built 1982 by Beckmann Ltd
LOA: 22' 3", LWL: 19' 0", Beam: 8' 0", Draft: 2' 0", Displacement: 4500 lbs.
White hull, green deck. 6 mph max.

Boiler

HWT Built 1980 at Canada?
Fuel: wood, Pressure: 125 psi, Grate area: 16" sqft, Heating area: 45 sqft,
Xhead driven fp. Non-cond. .3/8" injector. .

Engine

Single. 3" X 4"
Built 2001 by Vern LeDuc
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Completely hand fabricated in 3 months. 3 HP at 150 rpm.

Propeller

3 blades, 24" X 40"

History

Hull moulded from 1900s inland harbour tug. CG approved for 12 people. Originally owned by Dave Thompson of Moultonboro, NH. Originally fitted with HWT boiler and Navy 'B' engine, then Semple 3" + 5" x 4" , then Semple-Mills compound 2.1/2" + 4.7/8" x 4"

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.