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Beryl of Avon
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
Owner: Lord Strathcona & Mountroyal. (SBA member - South West Region)
Area: Kennet & Avon Canal (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1976 by Terry Hardick at Bath.
Designed by Sony Levi.
Triple-skin cedar, teak deck
Canoe stern, varnished, 7 seats, 6˝mph.
ENGINECompound, 1˝" + 3" x 2˝".
Built 1968 by Blackstaffe & Wood at Victoria, BC.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.27. 600 rpm, 2 IHP, Xhead driven air and fp, Kcond. Mounted on rubber, with flexible drive coupling and steampipe.
BOILERBlackstaffe type WT.
Built 1993 by Precision Steam at Tiverton.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 150 psi.
No.116. No.1A size.
PROP3 blades, 13" x 14".
Shaft: 1" monel.
HISTORYBuilt for and steam plant fitted by first owner Alex Moulton, with plant from ALICE. Acquired July 1990. (1976 - 1993 fitted with Blackstaffe & Wood , Canada, 1968 built boiler).
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