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Romany
STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, 01/09
  Owner: P. Lindsey. (SBA member - East Anglia region)
Area: Norfolk Broads (UK).
HULLLaunch
Built 1950s by Hobbs & Son at Henley-on-Thames.
LOA: 14', Beam: 5'.
Carvel wood
Transom stern, wheel steering.
ENGINETwin, 2¼" + 2¼" x 2".
Built 1999-00 by Peter Lindsey & Cyril Taylor at Whittlesey.
Design: Cyril Taylor.
Valve(s): sv.
BOILERIllingworth type WT.
Built 1999 by Tilbrook Services at Tilbrook, Cambridgeshire.
Pressure: 100 psi, Output: 150 lbs/hr.
Steel, 32 tubes.
PROP3 blades, phosphor bronze, 13" x 20".
Shaft: 1" SS.
HISTORYOld hull believed to have been fitted with the last Morris Vedette side valve petrol engine. Restored by owners 1994-2000, steam plant to be fitted 2000, hopefully!
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