Name: NO RUSHVessel Under Construction

 Home Port: Bellingham, Washington

 Owners: Art Miller
 Address: P.O. Box 1856, Bellingham, WA 98227, USA
 Phone: 1-360-647-8590
 Email: kc7sda@hotmail.com
 Website: KC7SDA.tripod.com

 Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material
        catamaran                                              2004                         owner                wood

 LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight
 15.75'       15.75'             7'             0.4'                5                   6+ knots             500 lbs.

 Other: The two hulls are plywood over wood frames. The owner's website (noted above) has some excellent photos of the hull under construction.

 Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)
              simple         1999         owner                one                2" x 2"          "D" slide

 ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum
  1            500                gearbox                                 none                                     none

 Other: The owner constructed the steam outboard from scratch.

 Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size
                          13" x 16"          three              brass         owner           LH     
 steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)
 

 Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges
         water tube       owner              2005           n.a.              120 psi                          one
 overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS
                                                                10 sq.ft.                 yes                             none
 fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks
 wood                                                                        

 Additional: The present boiler is "borrowed". The "new" boiler is being designed by the owner's father who is a boiler inspector at the local oil refinery, . The engine will exhaust up the stack to provide induced draft.

No Rush at the 2004 Annual Meet, Wheeler, OR. The borrowed boiler is seen here.