Engine, Inboard
Name/Title
Engine, InboardEntry/Object ID
1999.023Description
Inboard engine, Sterling Petrel Sterling Engine Company of Buffalo, NY, manufactured this 4 cycle, Model L-6 engine in 1928. It is a 6 cylinder 125 HP engine with twin ignition and updraft carburetors. It was installed in "Wiffenpoof", a 28' Dolphin Hacker-Craft runabout, from 1928-1998. The "Wiffenpoof" was named for the drinking song of the Yale men's chorus. The engine was completely restored in 1988 with another partial restoration in 1998.Collection
Inboard EnginesAcquisition
Accession
1999.023Source or Donor
Volkmann, DavidMade/Created
Manufacturer
SterlingDate made
1928Place
Location
Buffalo, NY, USAEdition
Model: Petrel L-6Notes
Early Date: 1928 Engine: 0.000 Cylinders: 6 HP: 125Location
*Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility
*Cleveland E. Dodge Memorial Launch Building