Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: W.T. Milns. (SBA member - Midlands Region)
Area: Trent & Mersey Canal (UK).
HULLCanoe
Built c1910 by Hobbs & Son at Henley-on-Thames.
LOA: 27' 6", LWL: 27' 2", Beam: 4' 6", Draft: 2' 3".
Carvel mahogany and teak
Varnished, canvas camping cover, wheel steering.
ENGINETandem Compound, 2" + 5" x 3½".
Built 1887 by Simpson & Denison at Dartmouth.
Design: A size.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.48. Kcond. Fitted 1994.
BOILERLocomotive type.
Built 1983 by Langley Engineering at Storrington.
Pressure: 200 psi, Grate: 1 sqft, Heating Area: 20 sqft.
Welded steel side-fired, 14" dia x 38" long, 38 x .7/8" and 4 x 1½" tubes 18" long, Penberthy injector, hotwell, 14 gall fw tank, bilge ejector, ash ejector, Wkettle, hand fp.
PROP3 blades, copy of a Simpson Strickland, 15½" x 28".
Shaft: 7/8" bronze.
HISTORYFormer electric canoe hull, acquired derelict 1983, restored, plant fitted by owner, first steamed 6th July 1986. Steamed each year since. (Previously fitted with owner built 21/4" + 33/4" x 21/2").
SBA memberUK
 
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