Name: HYACK  Home Port: Seattle, Washington  Owners: Paul D. & Emily Hylton  Address: 1105 NW 103rd St., Seattle, WA 98177, USA  Phone: 1-206-789-6561  Email: hyltons@seanet.com

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material            fantail                    1995                     1906                     Martinolich           wood  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  42 feet      37 feet       10 feet       3.5 feet       15 adults             8 knots            15,000 lbs.  Other: The owners are replacing all the ribs and will then replace the planking. As Hyack is documented by the US Coast Guard at 35' length, no boiler inspection is required. She originally started life as a passenger carrying launch and was converted to a towboat.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)   "K" compound     1918       US Navy              two          3.75"+7.75"x6"   piston/slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum  25           325             Stephenson            keel, 2" copper, 10.5 sq.ft.                       25"  Other: One of the legendary Navy K's still around and being put to use.

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           36" x 36"          three             bronze     unknown          RH          2" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  hydraulic     simplex feedwater pump; steam driven alternator

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges                Almy      G. Sullivan          1979          n.a.               140 psi                         five  overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS  25" x 35" x 60"           n.a.                  90 sq.ft.                24 sq.ft.                         none  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  wood               3 sq.ft.            10" dia. x 8'                piston     0.375" Penberthy   50 gal.

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