Name: MOSQUITO QUEEN  Home Port: Ghost Lake, Alberta, Canada  Owners: Herb & Sandy Maekelburger  Address: 105 Lissington Dr. SW, Calgary, AB Canada T3E 5E4  Phone: 403-243-9494  Email: steamboatherb@hotmail.com

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material             canoe                    1999                       2000                      owner     cedar strip-plank  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight    16'           15.5'           3.17"           1'             2+dog                3 knots                300 lbs.  Other: The owner purchased the hull in a half finished state at a bargain sale and completed the hull.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)               simple         1999         owner                one            2.5" x 2.75"        "D" slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum                 300           slip eccentric                              none                                     none  Other: The owner and Gord Ansley made the castings and built the engine.

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                           10" x 11"          three             bronze     Johnson           LH             0.75"  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)  paddle

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges        water tube         owner              2000           n.a.              40 psi                           overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS  18" dia. x 36"             n.a.                                           fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  propane            n.a.                4" dia. x 1'

Additional: Being a fireman, the owner made the boiler casing is from a stainless steel fire extinguisher.