Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: G.S. StJohn. (SBA member - Wales Region)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLSaloon launch
Built c1905 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd. at Poole.
LOA: 25', Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 2'.
Carvel mahogany
Straight stem, transom stern, wheel steering.
ENGINECompound, 2¼" + 4¾" x 3½".
Built c1905 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd. at Cowes.
Valve(s): pv, Gear: SLRG.
2 tfc, aluminium bedplate and back standards, engine driven fp, air and fuel tank pumps 3:1 geared. 300 rpm.
BOILER3-drum WT.
Built by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co..
Fuel: oil.
84" x ½" od tubes, 20 gauge, screwed connections, LIFU Burner. Fitted 1986.
PROP3 blades, 17" x 31".
HISTORYFormer yachts launch, owned H.E. Cohen 1950’s, 1965 G.Hargreaves, 1980 J. Minns. Acquired 1985, hull rebuilt and new saloon added by P. Freebody & Co., Hurley 1986. (1950’s - 1986 fitted with a Lune Valley WTB number 667).
SBA memberUK
 
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