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Owner: O.P. Thomsen. [?])
Area: River Rhine (Germany).
Website: www.steamchen.com/English/eindex.htm
HULLSaloon launch
Built 1995-96 by Otto Thomson at Muelheim.
LOA: 23' 7", Beam: 6' 8½", Draft: 1' 10".
Strip plank, cedar, oak frames, 2.5mm mahogany veneer inside, GRP sheathed
Green, varnished deck and interior, forward saloon, aft canopy.
ENGINETwin, 2¾" + 2¾" x 3".
Built 1995 by Roger Mallinson at Windermere.
6 HP at 300 rpm, 3:1 gear driven air pump, condenser.
BOILERKingdon type VFT.
Built 1996 by Michael Webber at Lancing.
Fuel: coal or wood, Pressure: 170 psi, Grate: 1.8 sqft, Heating Area: 32.3 sqft, Output: 165 lbs/hr.
No.1 size, injector.
PROP3 blades, managnese bronze, 20" x 26".
HISTORYNew launch, designed, built and fitted out by owner to his own requirements. First steamed Oct 1996. Has visited G.B. and Switzerland. Ref: Funnel 100.
Germany
 
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(Owner) Lac Leman, 1998

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