New Lifeboat Hull Conversion Building

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Well I finally jumped in with both feet

Tregoning Boat Company, Seattle WA
Built 1940
Galvanized riveted steel
Lifeboat for unknown US Navy Ship
14 feet long
4'8" beam

Prop, Shaft, Rudder already installed

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[farmerden]

Good for you Bret! Stan Knowles has the "Coberg Queen" He has done what you are going to do! He can be reached on Email at StanKnow@telus.net
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[Johnlanark]

Excellent Bret. Post us plenty pictures of your conversion. Do you already have an engine and boiler or are they on the project list?
Best regards, John

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Thanks, I have been conversing with Stan. I found his boat on the NW Steam Soc. website. Those pictures are helpful though, as I do not have any with the canopy close up. I am thinking of moving my boiler more forward of center, as my boat is 2' shorter, and I would like to have the seating togeather in the rear. The only problem is I will probably need a ballast tank if I am running solo. I ordered a 5 hp code boiler from Ronnie at Rappahannock Boat Works. I plan on wood or coal firing. The engine is one I am restoring a 3 by 4 inverted crosshead built without castings.

[farmerden]

Hey Bret I've got most of the pics of Stan's boat as it is difficult to take a self portrait of oneself while at sea Den
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[Rainer]

Hello Den,

beautiful pictures of Stan Knowles "Coberg Queen".

Do you alow me to copy this pictures into my steam boat register?
What is length, beam and engine size of the Coberg Queen?

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Den, Thanks for the pictures! It really is a little workboat isn't it? Goood to see a small hull like mine can do some useful work.

Rainer, From NW Steam Society website :

loa 16 feet
lwl 16 feet
beam 5.25 feet
draft 2.5 feet
engine simple single 2.5 by 2.5 in
slip eccentric
condensing
ofeldt boiler, oil fired 18 ft2

BTW I read your website blog on the mini you are building, how is it coming?

[mtnman]

What engine is in your lifeboat right now? Or is it a Hand cranked shaft? I've seen lifeboats such as yours when I worked at the shipyard, they had six positions for men to crank the shaft. Nice start to a fine project! I also have to ask, where did you find those mountains in the background. I don't remember any mountains in Indiana!

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mtnman,

Good eye! that pic was taken when the boat was at it's previous owners place in Colorado It currently is sans engine, just a shaft stub beyond the thrust bearing.

[farmerden]

Ranier Sure- any of my pics at Photobucket or here are available but give me credit where credit is due because I only get about one good photo in a thousand I'm more a snapshooter than a photographer! Den