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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, 01/09
  Owner: R. Maskell. (non-member)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Fit-out 1989 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham.
LOA: 32', Beam: 7' 6".
Teak on oak
White, varnished deck and interior, aft canopy.
ENGINECompound, 4" + 7" x 5".
Built 1886.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.724. Engine driven fp and air pump. Restored 1989.
BOILERLocomotive type.
Built 1989.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 175 psi.
Side fired, Wkettle.
PROP3 blades, 24" x 36".
Shaft: 1˝" SS.
HISTORYOld hull of unknown vintage found in derelict condition on Broads in 1986 by Rupert Latham, restored and used for plug for GRP ‘Frolic 30’ class. Steam plant fitted 1989. On display at London Boat Show, January 1990.
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(Brian Hillsdon) Henley Regatta, 1990
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