Introduction The Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: R.N. Powell. (SBA member - Thames Region)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLOpen launch
Built by Salcombe Power Craft at Salcombe, Devon.
LOA: 14', Beam: 5' 4", Draft: 1'.
Clinker wood
Transom stern, tiller steering.
ENGINESingle, 2¾" x 3½".
Built 1880s (?).
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
On 4 turned columns. Ecc driven fp; 200 rpm, 2 IHP.; Kcondondenser. 2:1 step-up toothed-belt drive.
BOILER2-drum HWT.
Built 1989 by Roger Powell at Fownhope, Hereford.
Fuel: paraffin, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate: 1 sqft, Heating Area: 10 sqft.
Drums 6" dia x 18" long; 20 x 7/16" id copper tubes; casing 24" x 26" x 18" high; hand fp.; superheater, 5 gall, fw tank.
PROP3 blades, RH, 400 rpm, 12" x 24".
Shaft: 5/8" SS.
HISTORYFormer motor launch hull owned by B. Allen, Bredon Boatyard. Acquired 1987; restored and GRP sheathed by owner and steam plant fitted 1989. First steamed June 1989. Engine believed built in Australia 1978-84 fitted in DAFFODIL.
SBA memberUK
 
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(Don Merrett) Sharpness, 1989

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