Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Amaryllis
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Owner: W.G.H. Fuller. (SBA member - East Anglia Region)
Area: Trailable (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built c1983 by Marine Training & Development at Oulton Broad.
Designed by Dixon Kemp.
LOA: 22', LWL: 21' 6", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 1' 9".
Carvel iroko on oak with teak decks
Dark green, transom stern, wheel steering.
ENGINECompound, 2˝" + 4" x 3".
Built 1985 by Alex Ritchie at Wrabness.
Design: Stuart Turner, 6A (modified).
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG, Pumps: Hand fp, injector, 36 gall fw tank..
2 tfc, cbs, Xhead lever driven air and fp.
BOILERKingdon type VFT.
Built 1986 by Langley Engineering at Cowfold.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 175 psi, Output: 300 lbs/hr.
Welded, 126 x 12mm x 13g tubes.
PROP3 blades, 16" x 25".
Shaft: 1" SS, Scatza flexible coupling.
HISTORYNew boat, hull built as training project, lines from Dixon Kemp’s ‘Naval Architecture’ c1890. First steamed April 1985 with trial steam plant. Ref: Classic Boat, Feb 1990.
SBA memberUK
 
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(Lyn Smith) Thames Regatta, 1997

 

 

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