Metric units


Great Western

Owner: P. Tripp

Area: UK


Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Cold-moulded, 2 diagonal 4mm 3-ply skins.
Hull in Buil
Built 1973 by Terry Hardick at Bath
LOA: 19' 6", Beam: 5' 6",
Transom stern, varnished, Iroko fittings, wheel steering.

Boiler

VFT Fuel: Coal,
60 x ¾" tubes, teak lagged, Wkettle.

Engine

Single.
Built 1988 by David King at Suffield, Norfolk
sv valve. Slip ecc. valve gear.
No.188. On 4 turned columns, disc crank.

Propeller

3 blades, 14" X 14"

History

Built for Dr. Dickson. 1975-8 owned J. Churchill named CANNONBALL. Acquired 1978 and reverted to original name.


Last Modified: 2014.04.01.


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