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Specs
| Original Minnehaha (1906) | Restored Minnehaha (1996) | |
| Length | 70 feet | 70 feet |
| Beam | 14 feet, 10 inches | 14 feet, 10 inches |
| Draft (loaded) | 5 feet, 7.5 inches | 5 feet, 7.5 inches |
| Displacement | 31 short tons (coaled) | 55 short tons (fueled and ballasted) |
| Fuel | Coal | No. 2 fuel oil |
| Construction | Wood with white oak frames, cypress planking. | Wood with white oak frames, Douglas fir planking. |
| Capacity | 135 persons | 101 persons |
| Crew | 3 (Pilot, Purser, Engineer) | 3 (Pilot, Purser, Engineer) |
| Engine | 150 horsepower 5.5x9x15.75 triple-expansion condensing steam engine (Marine Iron Works, Chicago, IL). | 127 horsepower 7x10x18 triple-expansion condensing steam engine (Chadwell O’Connor, Los Angeles, CA, 1944). |
| Boiler | 250 psi 5×7 upright water tube Roberts boiler (Marine Iron Works, Chicago, IL). | 250 psi water tube boiler (Cleaver-Brooks, Thomasville, GA, 1993). |
| Propeller | Single 44-inch bronze quadruple-blade screw. | Single 44-inch bronze quadruple-blade screw from sister vessel Como. |
| Top Speed | 10 knots (12 mph) | 10 knots (12 mph) |
| Exterior Colors | Canary yellow with olive and oxide red trim. | Canary yellow with olive and oxide red trim. |
| Seating | Streetcar-style split reed caned seats (cabin); oak and wrought iron benches (top deck). | Original streetcar-style split reed caned seats (cabin); original oak and wrought iron benches (top deck). |
| Lighting | Electric cabin lights and searchlight with kerosene navigation lights. | All lights electric, including original searchlight. |
| Steering | 32-inch diameter pilot wheel with cable control system. | 32-inch diameter pilot wheel from sister vessel Hopkins with hydraulic control system. |
| Other Notes | Top deck canopy added circa 1912. | Top deck canopy added in 1997, removed by 1999. |