SBA Steamboat Register

	Owner: P. Livet. (SBA member) Area: Trailable (France). Website: www.midship22.blogspot.com
HULL	Dinghy Built c1948 (?). Fit-out 1987 by Martin Clarke. LOA: 13' 1", LWL: 12', Beam: 4' 7", Draft: 11", Displacement: 1100 lbs. Clinker larch on oak Varnished, tiller steering. Possibly built at Debden.
ENGINE	Single, 2¼" x 2". Built 1989 by R.J. Oldenshaw at Horning. Design: Stuart Turner, Cygnet. Gear: SLRG, Pumps: Engine driven fp and ap, Kcond. Injector, bilge ejector, hand fp, donkey pump, fwh, blower, whistle.. Cast A frame, 1½ HP at 800 rpm. Steam consumption at 500 rpm and 100 psi: 85 lb/hr. Weight 41 lbs.
BOILER	Blackstaffe type 3-drum WT. Built 1987 by Precision Steam at Liskeard. Fuel: coal or wood, Pressure: 125 psi, Heating Area: 7½ sqft, Output: 125 lbs/hr. N° 103. 8 coils. Steam drum 5" dia x 13" long, mud drums 1.3/8" dia x 18" long. Casing 16" long x 15" x 15".
PROP	3 blades, 9" x 12". Shaft: ¾" bronze.
HISTORY	Originally fitted with a Stuart Turner petrol engine (R3M 1½ BHP single cylinder). Fitted out as a steamer in 1987 by owner Martin Clarke named WHISPER. Acquired by R.J.Oldenshaw in 1993 and named CHAKO VI. Fresh engine (Cygnet) fitted 1994. Approx miles steamed, 1993 - 72; 1994 - 204; 1995 - 110; 1996 - 150; 1997 - 83;1998 - 95. 2002- 20; 2003- 50; 2004- 50; 2005- restoration. Aquired by Patrice Livet in 2004 and renamed MERLIN. Steam plant refitted in 2005.