Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Bruin II
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: A. & D. Ritchie. (SBA member - East Anglia Region)
Area: River Stour (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1986 by Latham & Sons at Poole.
LOA: 30', Beam: 6', Draft: 3'.
Larch on oak
Straight stem, transom stern, white, varnished deck and interior, tiller & wheel steering, max speed 10 Knots.
ENGINECompound, 3¼" + 7" x 5".
Built c1906 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd. at Cowes.
Valve(s): pv, Gear: SLRG.
No.CR219. Gear-driven fp, LP Xhead-driven air pump, Kcond., 25 IHP.
BOILER3-drum WT.
Built 1992 by Alex Ritchie at Wrabness.
Fuel: oil.
Steam drum 10" dia, mud drums 6" dia, 150 x .3/8" copper tubes, casing 34" high x 33" wide x 44" long. ‘Nu-Way’ pressure jet burner, fully automatic. 50 gal fuel tank, copper hotwell, 25 gall fw tank.
PROP3 blades, 24" x 30".
Shaft: 1½" bronze.
HISTORYNew hull built for John Murch to receive machinery from his former BRUIN II, ex MARY ANNE. Acquired 1997 by J. Alex Ritchie and steamed from Poole to River Stour April 1998, Ref Funnel 100,101 & 102.
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(John Murch) 1987

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