Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Lady Paula
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
Owner: D.A. Seaman. (SBA member - East Anglia Region)
Area: The Broads (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built c1986 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham.
Model: Frolic 18
LOA: 18', LWL: 16' 6", Beam: 4' 8".
GRP
Counter stern, white, varnished mahogany deck and interior, tiller steering.
ENGINESingle, 2¼" x 2½".
Built 1985 by David King at Suffield, Norfolk.
Valve(s): pv, Gear: SLRG.
Xhead driven fp, Kcond, 1½ IHP.
BOILERNewton Coil.
Built 1985 by David King at Suffield, Norfolk.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating Area: 10¾ sqft, Output: 50 lbs/hr.
No.12/85/C11, 2 concentric spiral coils ½" and 2" id. Shell 19" dia x 16" high, hand fp, hotwell, blower.
PROP3 blades, 14" x 20".
Shaft: SS.
HISTORYFitted out 1986-1987 by Don Harmer, Amberley Chalk Pits Museum, W. Sussex for first owner Angus Mackintosh. Acquired at SBA AGM Stratford-on-Avon, Feb 1989, by Peter Shirtcliffe, used on River Great Ouse, c1996 sold to present owner.
SBA memberUK
 
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(Owner) Potter Heigham, 1998

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