Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: Monkhouse Family. (SBA member - East Anglia Region)
Area: Lowestoft (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1981 by Pevensey Bay Marine at Sussex.
LOA: 16', LWL: 15' 3", Beam: 6' 4", Draft: 1' 8".
GRP
Simulated clinker, transom stern, black, grey deck and interior, dipping lug sail, tiller steering.
ENGINEVee twin, 2¼" + 2¼" x 2".
Built 1972-73 by Sam Wilkinson at Cookham.
Design: Stuart Turner, 5A.
Gear: Spiral Keyway, Pumps: Hand fp, injector.
90º Vee, enclosed crankcase, 500 rpm, 4½ IHP, Kcond. Fitted 1992.
BOILER2-drum WT.
Built 1995 by Bob Bossine at Hampton.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 125 psi, Heating Area: 14 sqft.
Drums 7" dia x 22" long, 62 tubes, incorporating fittings of original 1982 boiler. fw heater, blower, ½ cwt bunker, hotwell, bilge ejector. Boiler repositioned 2004
PROP3 blades, 16" x 24".
Shaft: 1" SS.
HISTORYNew hull, fitted out and plant installed by owners 1982-3, first steamed 11 June 1983. In 2004, boiler turned 90 degrees to provide better access for firing. Ref: Funnel 43. (SSR 05656). Steamed every year since. Engine formerly in SAUMAREZ 1973-90.
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(Kathryn Edwards) Waveney 2004

(John Emmett) Sunbury, Thames Rally, 1998

(Owner) 2004

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