Name: CATALYST  Home Port: McConnell Island, Washington  Owners: Andrew VanLuenen  Address: 8911 - 186th Street NE, Arlington, WA 98223, USA  Phone: 360.435.3376  Email: avanluenen@yahoo.com

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material           skipjack                    1999                     2002                   Gene Kester        fiberglass  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  25.5 feet    22.5 feet     6.9 feet       2 feet       6 adults             6.3 knots              4,500 lbs.  Other: The hull has been constructed using premade fiberglass panels and bending them over a wood frame.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)           compound     1967     Russ Hibler            two          3" + 6" x 4.5"     "D" slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum   7            300             Stephenson           keel, 1.25" copper, 4.6 sq.ft.                     21"  Other: The engine, called a Wasp Island Compound, was designed by the builder's brother, Tommy Thompson, in 1950 while an engineering student at the University of Washington.

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           22" x 35"          three             bronze     unknown        RH       1.375" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  hydraulic

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges  Babcock & Wilcox      AVL             2000          n.a.               150 psi                        three  overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS  28" x 37" x 36"           n.a.                  65 sq.ft.                4 sq.ft.                      none  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  oil                      n.a.             12" dia. x 5.5'           Hypro piston        Penberthy     40 gal.

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