We have a 1898 Dake rotary engine attached to a Box Co. windless. Runs great! Recently did an ABS/USCG dead lift test with a 350# anchor and 150' of chain. Boat (CANGARDA) is now fully operational with all original machinery. I believe this setup is totally unique in the world. It's original equipment with the boat. All the machinery (Sullivan triple expansion main engine, Sullivan circulating pump, 2 Davidson feed pumps, Davidson vacuum pump, Fairbanks fire and bilge pump and Dake/Box anchor windless) was installed by the builder, Pusey & Jones, in Wilmington, DE in 1901. We put in a brand new oil fired water tube boiler.
Stephan Cobb
Great Atlantic Navigation Company
Camden, ME
Thanks for including my photos and commentary. Does Dake still have any drawings or technical data pertaining to these engines?
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