Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: J.H. Findlay. (SBA member - Scotland Region)
Area: Loch Awe (UK).
HULLCanoe
Built 1993 by John Findlay at Oban.
LOA: 17', Beam: 2' 10".
Plywood planking
Varnished, yoke and line steering.
ENGINERadial Triple, 1¼" bores.
Built 1992 by John Findlay.
Valve(s): Orbiting sv.
Single-acting. Main body of engine made for 20g sheet steel and folded to shape, cylinders are lengths of brass tube.
BOILERBlackstaffe type 3-drum WT.
Built 1993 by John Findlay.
Fuel: paraffin or gas, Heating Area: 1¼ sqft.
Hand fp.
PROP3 blades, brass, fabricated by owner, 8" x 8".
HISTORYNew boat, based on lines of a Boy Scouts canvas canoe, entirely built and fitted out by owner. First steamed 1993.
SBA memberUK
 
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(David Barzilay) Loch Awe, 1995

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