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Merganser
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Owners: P. Turvey and Dr.P. Turvey. (SBA member - South West Region)
Area: River Thames (UK).
Website: www.steamboating.de/boats/mer-main.html
HULLOpen launch
Built 1981 by Ian Cooper at Kendal.
LOA: 18', LWL: 16', Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 2'.
Clinker cedar and larch on oak
Rounded stem, transom stern, varnished, tiller steering.
ENGINETwin, 2¼" + 2¼" x 2".
Built 1981 by Roger Mallinson at Windermere.
Design: Stuart Turner, Swan.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.7. Cast A frames, ecc driven fp, 3 IHP, non-condensing.
BOILER3-drum WT.
Built 1981 by Roger Mallinson at Ambleside.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 120 psi.
No.4, 2' dia x 2' long, steam drum 6" dia, mud drums 3" dia x 24" long, 10 tubes, hand fp, fw heater, 2 cwt bunker, Wkettle.
PROP3 blades, 16" x 21".
Shaft: steel.
HISTORYBuilt for previous owner Edward Paget-Tomlinson, plant installed by Roger Mallinson, first steamed July 1981. Acquired June1990.
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