Name: CAPTAIN BELL (ex SLOW BELL, ex POLLY, ex FERN)  Home Port: Nehalem Bay, Oregon  Owners: Dave & Jan Bell  Address: 1285 Nehalem Blvd., Wheeler, OR 97147, USA  Phone: 1-503-368-6161  Email: Dave & Jan Bell - dave@captainbell.com  Website: http://www.captainbell.com

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material  hard chine, dbl. end        1987                       1962                 John Tiffany           wood  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  20 feet     19 feet          7 feet       1.3 feet       8 adults             6.5 knots              4,500 lbs.  Other: Hull is 3/8" plywood with fiberglass over.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)         compound       1962          Semple                two           3" + 5" x 4"      "D" slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum  10           500            slip eccentric           keel, 1" copper, 7.85 sq.ft.                      21"+  Other:

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           18" x 30"           three           bronze     unknown          RH         1.25" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  cable

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges      vert. fire tube     King Bros.        1962           n.a.              175 psi                        many  overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS    24" x 44"             84 - 1.25"               65 sq.ft.                  none                         none  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  oil                      n.a.                  10" dia. 3'                   Hypro            Penberthy      40 gal.

Additional: Formerly the Slow Bell, The Captain Bell is named to honor the late Captain Lloyd Bell, a pilot and an active member of the hobby steamboat fraternity.