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Owner: C. Lee. (SBA member - South West Region)
Area: River Fowey (UK).
HULLOpen passenger launch
Built c1900 (?).
LOA: 30', LWL: 27', Beam: 7'.
Carvel wood
Hydraulic steering, yellow, counter stern.
ENGINEVee Compound, 3"+ 5" x 4".
Built 1988.
Design: Semple Engine Co..
Valve(s): sv, Gear: Slip ecc..
No.002. Cast frames, belt driven air and fp, Kcond, 600 rpm, 12 IHP.
BOILER3-drum WT.
Built 1988.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 180 psi, Grate: 2 sqft, Heating Area: 40 sqft, Output: 350 lbs/hr.
No.003. Steam drum 8" dia x 30" long, mud drums 4" dia x 36" long, casing 3' x 3' x 3', Wkettle, superheater. Design by Martyn Blackburn
PROP3 blades, 21" x 32".
Shaft: 1¼" SS.
HISTORYHull acquired 1988 in derelict condition, restored by local boat builder John Fuge, steam plant fitted by owner 1988-9, first steamed June 1989, steamed every year since, used on daily passenger tripping during summer. Ref: Classic Boat, May 1989 and Sept 1990. Private cruises by arrangement. Phone: 01726-833278.
SBA memberUK
 
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