Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: A.P. Hammond. (SBA member - West Midlands Region)
Area: Trailable (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built c1950 by Frank Hall & Son at Walton-on-the-Naze.
LOA: 12', LWL: 12', Beam: 5' 3".
Clinker mahogany on oak
Transom stern, tiller steering. Varnished. 4 seats. 4 mph
ENGINESingle, 2½" x 2½".
Built 1989 by Ron Hibbitt at Leeds.
Design: Cyril Taylor.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
On 4 turned columns, Xhead fp , 1 HP, 400 rpm.
BOILERVFT.
Built 1989 by Bennett Boilers at Bristol.
Pressure: 100 psi, Grate: 75 sqin, Output: 80 lbs/hr.
12¾" dia 22" high, 40 x ¾" tubes, wet firebox, hand fp, injector, superheater, fw heater, bilge ejector, blower. Designed by Ron Hibbitt.
PROP3 blades, 11" x 16".
Shaft: 5/8" SS.
HISTORYHull built as yacht tender, renovated and steam plant fitted by Ron Hibbitt 1989-1990. First steamed May 1990. Acquired May 1998
SBA memberUK
 
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(Ann Hibbitt)

(Simon Maltby) Windermere, 2003

(Brian Smith)

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