Phoebe Snow

Owner: D. E. Fenstermacher, Sr.

Website: http://www.slphoebesnow.com

Area: USA

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP).
Hull model: Elliott Bay 23
Built 1987 by Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co. at Portland, Oregon
Fit out 2013 by D. Fenstermacher & Son at Sellersville, PA
LOA: 23' 4", LWL: 20' 2", Beam: 6' 3", Draft: 1' 6",
Hull is new -old stock, Elliott Bay hull number 14, built in 1987. The bare unfinished hull was purchased in 2009 and fitted out by my son and I. At the current time it is an open launch but we are planning on adding a canopy soon.

Boiler

VFT Built 2011
Fuel: Wood/coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 1.75 sqft, Heating area: 26.48 sqft, Output: 211.85 lbs/hr,
22" dia X 39" high Steel barrel. 61 X 1 1/4" dia Steel tubes. Welded with rolled in fire tubes construction,
engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, whistle, siren,
Code boiler. Has cast steel grates. Planning on adding economizer and superheater in smoke hood.

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 28" X 30"
Shaft: 1 1/4" Stainless Steel
Propeller is of the Elliott Bay design.

History

Phoebe Snow is our second boat, and built to replace our 20' Rose hull Adelaide which served us well for over 15 years. We were in need of a larger boat to accomodate our expanding family, which lead us to the purchase of an Elliott Bay hull. In 2009 we were able to obtain a bare, unfinished, new / old stock hull. This hull was originally built as E.B. hull #14 in 1987. It had been sold to it's original owner who had an untimely death before ever being fitted out, registered or launched, it sat in his shop for 22 years! With the sale of Adelaide, my son and I started the long process of fitting out the new boat. Still a work in progress, we launched Phoebe Snow in July, 2013.

Phoebe Snow basking in the glow of Autumn colors, Lake Nockamixon, October, 2013. (Owner)