Name: CREST  Home Port: Olympia, Washington  Owners: Andy & Lenna Lizberg  Address: 1107 Puget Street NE, Olympia, WA 98506, USA  Phone: 1-360-943-9122  Email: LLizard17379924@cs.com

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material          whaleboat                1998                       1942                     US Navy                wood  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  26 feet     25 feet        7.5 feet       3 feet         4 adults              6 knots              6,000 lbs.  Other: Purchased as surplus after WWII, Al Giles installed a gas engine and built the existing cabin. In 1962 he converted Crest to steam. Andy, his grandson, is restoring Crest.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)           compound      1910      unknown              two          3" + 6" x 4.5"       "D" slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum  10           305             Stephenson             keel, 1" copper, 5.23 sq.ft.                       15"  Other:

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           25" x 30"          three             bronze     US Navy          RH         1.5" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  chain, 2 station     Stuart 5A runs alternator, aux. feed & air pumps

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges  water/fire tube    Merryweather       1946          n.a.              100 psi                           two  overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS  16"dia. x 42"              n.a.                  23.5 sq.ft.              4 sq.ft.                         none  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  oil                     n.a.                 8" dia. x 5'                  Stanley            Penberthy      50 gal.

Additional: Crest, and the improvements Al Giles made to her, has been written up many times in such publications as Steamboats & Modern Steam Launches, Light Steam Power, Steamboating, and The Steam Launch. The present owner is a grandson of Al Giles and is restoring Crest.