She is one of the ships Cliff Blackstaff served on.
http://www.nauticapedia.ca/Gallery/William_JStewart.php

I REALLY hope she hasn't been scrapped and the scrappers had an inkling that she is worth saving

Thank you Robert. Looks like she was a research vessel of some sort at one time.

Know of any discoverable photos of her engine room? Do you remember what type of boiler she has?

I like your dedication swedtug! What do you do for layup to or even freezing? Pull her out of the water?

Still alive, and happy for global warming! If all this rain was snow like the good ole days, I'd be buried in about 10ft right now with a broken snowblower!

Happy Christmas!

The 180* opposed would, in theory, make balancing much easier and more effective, especially if one took the time and care to make sure all reciprocating parts were equal in weight.

Ron, maybe if we get everyone at the B&W to pitch in....

I'm still buying those lotto tickets... Ya can't win if ya don't play!

I haven't either, I've tried to find her elsewhere with no luck so far. Doesn't state her name making it difficult to research.

Good looking launch

Gotta love gunbroker haha

I'm pretty sure the only way to do it with one set of valve gear is to either be a steeple compound, a wells compound, or have the crank throws 180* opposed. The problem with the options is the difficulty to start on TDC or BDC, similar to a single, which is not ideal when it comes to maneuvering. T...

Thank you Chris for your insight from your wealth of historical knowledge