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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: P. Martelin. (SBA member)
Area: Lake Windermere (France).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1986 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham.
Model: Frolic 18
LOA: 18', LWL: 16' 6", Beam: 4' 8", Draft: 1' 6".
GRP
Counter stern, white, varnished deck and interior, tiller steering.
ENGINESingle, 2¼" x 2½".
Built 1986 by David King at Suffield, Norfolk.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
Engine driven fp, bilge ejector.
BOILERNewton Coil WT.
Built 1986 by David King at Suffield, Norfolk.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating Area: 10¾ sqft, Output: 50 lbs/hr.
17" dia x 16" high, hotwell, 1 cwt bunkers, Wkettle, 10 gall fw tank.
PROP3 blades, 14" x 20".
HISTORYNew boat built to first owner Rodney de Cani’s requirements, first steamed 11 April 1986 on River Dee. Steamed each year since. Acquired late 1998.
SBA memberFrance
 
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(Rodney de Cani) 1986

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