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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: J. Power. (SBA member - Solent Region)
Area: Cowes (UK).
HULLOpen fast launch
Built 1897 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd. at East Cowes.
Designed at East Cowes.
LOA: 35', Beam: 6' 9".
Carvel pitch pine on oak
White, 12 knots.
ENGINECompound, 3½" + 8" x 6".
Built 1896 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd. at Cowes.
Valve(s): pv, Gear: SLRG.
2 tfc, 2 cbs, Scotch crank driven ap & fp, twin Kcond. (35 HP at 250 psi).
BOILERLocomotive type.
Built 1989 by H.A. McEwen (Boiler Repairs) Ltd. at Keighley.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Grate: 4 sqft, Heating Area: 80 sqft.
No.89.03.20. Side fired, shell 2' 4" dia x 4' 3" long,
PROP3 blades, 27" x 36".
Shaft: 1½" SS.
HISTORYBuilt for Capt. R.T. Dixon, Hythe, Hants. As KARIAT, 1901 to E.L.Walker, Christchurch, 1930 to Harold L. Phillips, Shoreham, 1932 to Suter Bros, Shoreham. 1953 found derelict by Maxwell Savage at Itchenor, named SYLVIA, restored with fore & aft cabins and renamed PUFFIN, later owned by SBA members R.C.U. Corbett & A.P. Cazelet.
1959 owned by syndicate including A.W.Smith of Malvern, Worcs. Acquired 1985 by Derrick & Janet Mills, restored to original style, name reverted to original. SSR 96877. Acquired 1997 by Sir Dennis Faulkner (SBA member)" and shipped to Northern Ireland. Acquired 2003 by present owner and moved to Cowes.
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