Name: TENACIOUS  Home Port: Issaquah, Washington  Owners: Doug & Darcy Brookens  Address: 27407 SE 164th St., Issaquah, WA 98027  Phone: 1-425-392-7870  Email: dbrookens@earthlink.net  Website:

Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material            fantail                    2007                     2008 :          Thayer & Compamy     fiberglass  LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight  19 feet     17 feet        5.5 feet                         6 adults              5 knots              1,500 lbs.  Other: This is the owner's first steam project. Work on the hull and equipment installation started in Autumn of 2007 and she was steamiong in early 2008. He has help from many members of the Kitsap Live Steamers.

Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)           compound     2007          owner                  2          2.5" + 3.75" x 2"     "D" slide  ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum   5            700             Stephenson                                        Other: The owner is built the fore-and-aft compound engine from a set of Reliable Steam Engine Company castings. He has modified the original design by adding an inch to the frame height, by custom cutting Teflon rings and by designing a Stephenson link for reverse.

Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size                          17" x 25"              3               bronze       Peterson        RH            1" dia.  steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)

Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges      wet leg VFT        owner               2007            5                135 psi                           overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS   21" x 28"        104 - 13.5" x 0.5"      19.8 sq.ft.                 none                       none  fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks  B99 biodiesel      na                     6" x 4'

Additional: The boiler, designed and built by the owner, was hydroed to 225 psi, steamed to 145 psi and certified by the State Boiler Inspector on 3/31/2007. He is firing with a Beckett ADC burner.