Name: RAINBOW Home Port: Orcas, Washington Owners: John M. & Lois K. Campbell Address: P.O. Box 237, Orcas, WA 98280, USA Phone: 1-360-376-2035 |
Hull: type when purchased when launched   hull builder material 26' whaleboat 1968 1954 Oxford Boat wood LOA LWL beam draft capacity speed weight 26 feet 25 feet 7.5 feet 3 feet 4 adults 5 knots 5,500 lbs. Other: Standard U.S.Navy 26' motor whaleboat ("liberty boat") hull. The owners have created accomodations under the covered forward deck and have done extensive cruising in southeast Alaska and on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. |
Engine: type year built builder # of cylinders bore & stroke valve type(s) simple 1968 Semple one 3" x 4" "D" slide ihp rpm reverse type condenser type & size vacuum 5 500  slip eccentric original navy heat exchanger none Other: Condensate is returned to hotwell from condenser by engine exhaust pressure. |
Propulsion: dia. & pitch # of blades material make   RH or LH shaft size 18" x 24" three bronze US Navy RH 1.375" dia. steering auxilliaries paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets) tiller |
Boiler: type builder year built bhp operating pressure gauges Scotch owner 1995 n.a. 150 psi overall size # & size of tubes Heat.Surface economizer HS superheater HS 26"dia. x 3' 64 - 1" ID 40 sq.ft. fuel grate area stack dia. & height pump type injector type tanks wood 2 sq.ft. 8"dia. x 5' high hypro Penberthy 20 gal. |
Additional: Scotch boiler with 20 gal. capacity, is very steady steamer requiring 45 minutes to reach working pressure from cold. |
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