Name: FLYER  Home Port: Arlington, Washington  Owners: Andrew Van Luenen  Address: 8911 - 186th Street, Arlington, WA 98223, USA  Phone: 1-360-435-3376

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material            fantail                    1989                     1990             Elliott Bay Launch     fiberglass  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  23.5 feet    19.5 feet     6 feet       1.5 feet       6 adults             6+ knots              2,500 lbs.  Other: The owner completed the bare hull, adding teak deck and traditional paneling in the cockpit including a beautiful steering pedestal.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)           compound     1987           AVL                  two         2.625"+4.5"x4"     "D" slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum   6            400             Stephenson           keel, 0.75" copper, 1.57 sq.ft.                     24"  Other: Owner designed the engine, made the patterns, and did all the machining. Several have been sold as castings or completed engines.

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           20" x 32"          three             bronze     unknown          RH       1.25" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  teleflex     1.25"+1"x1.5" Myers steam feed pump

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges  Babcock & Wilcox    owner             1989          n.a.               175 psi                        three  overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS  26" x 32" x 25"           n.a.                  50 sq.ft.                   2 sq.ft.                         3 sq.ft.  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  wood             1.5 sq.ft.              9" dia. x 6'            Hypro piston     0.25" Buffalo   25 gal.

Additional: Flyer appeared in the motion picture "Maverick".