Name: MASCOT  Home Port:  Owners: William & Rita Ellsworth  Address: 11 Fernwood Drive, Gretna, LA 70056, USA  Phone: 1-504-362-3402  Email: chiefele@bellsouth.net

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material      fantail launch                                           1997                  Bill Holland            wood  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  39' 11"    38 feet        12 feet         4' 6"        15 adults           7.8 knots           38,000 lbs.  Other: 1-1/2" juniper planks over 3-1/2" x 4-1/2" cypress frames; keel of pine.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)      compound        1918        U.S.Navy             two          5.75" + 12" x 8"     piston/slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum  50           300             Stephenson        keel, 2" copper/nickel, 15.7 sq.ft.          16" - 21"  Other: The Navy "M" engine has powered two previous "Mascot"s, this being number IV.

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           38" x 76"          three             bronze                             RH         2" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  hydraulic     Worthington duplex & American Marsh pumps; steam driven dynamo.

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges          water tube     O'Connor          1971           50              180 psi                            ten  overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS   48" x 72"                       1"                  108 sq.ft.                 none                         12 sq.ft.  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  oil                     n.a.                 9" dia. x 7'                  electric                none         200 gal.

Additional: Mascot is truly oufitted as a yacht. A 100A main engine driven alternator, 100A auxilliary steam driven dynamo, and a 6.5KW disel generator provide power for the air conditioning/heating, hotwater shower, 3 burner stove and oven, TV, refrigeration, windlass, bow thrusters, GPS and many other amenities. She has four bunks and one may travel in comfort.