Idris

Status: Active use

Owner: Kenneth Vogel

Area: USA

Hull

fantail launch. Construction: GRP and wood.
Hull model: Elliott Bay 23 designed by Pat Spurlock at Portland, Oregon
Built 1999 by Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co. at Portland, Oregon, USA
Fit out 2000 by Colin Mathieson at Calgary Alberta Canada
LOA: 23' 6", LWL: 19' 6", Beam: 6' 0", Draft: 1' 6", Displacement: 2500 lbs.

Boiler

VFT-40 Built by Semple Engine Co.
Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 40 sqft,
73 X 1.25" dia tubes.
hand pump, injector,

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 20" X 30"

History

Purchased in 1999 by Colin Mathieson as a bare hull from Elliot Bay Steam Launch Co., she was brought to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, fitted out to a high standard over the course of several years, and named Waterlily. Waterlily was launched in the summer of 2006. She was then trailered to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where 
she regularly steamed on the waters of the Northwest Arm and St. Margaret’s Bay and occasionally, ventured into Halifax harbor, much to the delight of the cruise ship passengers and crews. In 2014, she again crossed Canada to Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. In October of 2023, she was sold to her current owner, who trailered her to her new home in Colorado, USA. Renamed Idris, after a very small, flaming hot, heraldic Welsh dragon from the top left-hand corner of Wales. Idris will be steamed on the lakes and reservoirs of Colorado. The current owner is nearing completion of a water tube boiler and York compound engine, which will be fitted when complete.

Idris on her way to her new home, October '23