Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: D.J. Harding. (SBA member - West Midlands Region)
Area: Midland Canals (UK).
HULLCabin launch
Built 1974 by Dell Quay at Chichester.
Model: Fisherboat
LOA: 18' 7", LWL: 16', Beam: 6' 7", Draft: 3'.
GRP
Raked stem, cruiser stern, black, green deck, varnished mid-ships cabin, 2 berths, wheel steering.
ENGINESingle, 4¾" x 5".
Built c1900.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
400 rpm, belt driven fp, non-condensing, belt drive to shaft.
BOILERVFT.
Built 1975 by Abbott & Co. at Newark.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate: 1 sqft, Heating Area: 19 sqft, Output: 200 lbs/hr.
No.A25655, welded shell .3/8" plate, 18" dia x 50" high, 37 x 1¼" od tubes, 3 cwt bunker, Buffalo injector, 35 gall fw tank, electric blower, Wkettle, bilge ejector.
PROP3 blades, 400 rpm, 15" x 22".
Shaft: 1" SS, 2:1 belt drive.
HISTORY‘Fisherboat’ double ended fishing boat hull, fitted out and plant installed by owner and Jim Calder. First steamed 1976. Steamed most years since. Engine formerly in Leeds & Liverpool Canal launch DART, much rebuilt.
SBA memberUK
 
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(Lyn Smith) River Thames, 1998

(Brian Smith)

(Simon Maltby) Windermere, 2003

(Peter Massey) Windermere, 2005

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