Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: R.J. Hopes. (SBA member - Midlands Region)
Area: Chesterfield Canal (UK).
HULLOpen launch
LOA: 16' 6", Beam: 5' 9".
GRP
White with mahogany trim, transom stern, tiller steering.
ENGINESingle, 2" x 2".
Built 1994.
Design: Cyril Taylor.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
BOILERVFT.
Built 1992.
12" dia x 12" high, .3/8" boiler plate, 56 x ¾" copper tubes, dry firebox, hand fp, injector, Wkettle
PROP3 blades, 12" dia..
Shaft: ¾" MS.
HISTORYFormer RNLI tender used by crew to row out to lifeboat somewhere in Scotland. Converted to steam by owners 1991-1993. Steamed each year except 1999.
SBA memberUK
 
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(Owner) 1993

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