Name: RUBY E.Vessel Under Construction
 Home Port: Portland, Oregon
 Owners: John K. Seeley
 Address: 1525 Yukon Harbor Rd. SE, Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA
 Phone: 360-871-1436

 Hull:    type            when purchased     when launched            hull builder          material
        lifeboat                     1985                      2000                      unknown        aluminum
 LOA          LWL          beam         draft         capacity               speed                 weight
 24 feet      24 feet         8 feet        1.9 feet       8 adults             6 knots               4,700 lbs.
 Other: Originally a double-ended lifeboat with a capacity of 68, Ruby E. is capacious and provides more than ample room for a steam plant.

 Engine:   type     year built     builder      # of cylinders    bore & stroke    valve type(s)
           uniflow       1985    W. Edmondson         two             3.875" x 4"           poppet
 ihp          rpm            reverse type              condenser type & size                       vacuum
 ?            1000         loose eccentric             modified jet condenser                       variable
 Other: Condensate is circulated through a keel cooler and sprayed into a 20 gal. beer barrel where it condenses the exhaust steam.

 Propulsion:    dia. & pitch    # of blades       material       make      RH or LH     shaft size
                          17" x 18"           three           bronze     unknown         RH         1.25" dia.
 steering                     auxilliaries                     paddlewheel (dia., width, & # of buckets)
 cable        

 Boiler:    type          builder          year built      bhp     operating pressure             gauges
              Roberts    D. Mentzer          1990           n.a.              200 psi                         eight
 overall size       # & size of tubes     Heat.Surface     economizer HS       superheater HS
 24" x 48" x 28"                                               
 fuel              grate area     stack dia. & height         pump type       injector type     tanks
 wood/oil         2 sq.ft.           6"dia. x 6' high           mechanical             none          25 gal.

 Additional:

No photo of Ruby E. is available at this time.