Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: G.W. Day. (SBA member - Scotland Region)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1982 by R. Lower & Sons at Newhaven.
LOA: 21', LWL: 20', Beam: 5' 3".
Carvel mahogany
Varnished, straight stem, transom stern, wheel and tiller steering.
ENGINEQuadruple Expansion, 2" + 2¾" + 3¾" + 5" x 3".
Built 1904 by Simpson Strickland & Co. Ltd. at Dartmouth.
Design: ¼A size.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.1039. Lever-driven air and fp from Xhead. Kcond.
BOILERVFT.
Built 1982 by Towler & Co. at Deptford.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Heating Area: 30 sqft.
Dry leg, .3/8"steel, 20" dia x 28" high, 198 x ¾" od tubes. Hand feed pump, superheater, FD fan, ½ cwt bunker, hotwell, 8 gal fw tank, bilge ejector
PROP3 blades, 15½" x 26".
Shaft: 11/8" SS.
HISTORYHull built to owners requirements, plant fitted by owner 1982, first steamed Sept ’82. Steamed each year since. Engine formerly in IRAS 1976-82.
SBA memberUK
 
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(Lyn Smith) Windermere, 1984

(Peter Turvey) Thames, 1982

 

 

 

 

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