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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: R.S.C. Harrison. (SBA member - West London Region)
Area: Oxford Canal (UK).
HULLCanal narrowboat
Built 1986 by Stoke-on-Trent Boatbuilding Co. Ltd..
LOA: 56', LWL: 55', Beam: 6’10", Draft: 2' 6".
Welded steel
No.134. Green, tiller steering.
ENGINECompound, 4½" + 7" x 4".
Built 1986 by Anthony Bever at Swindon.
Design: A.A. Leak.
Valve(s): pv on HP, sv on LP, Gear: SLRG.
No.LC-1. 2tfc, 2 cbs, lever driven 2 fp and air pump, 350 rpm, 25 IHP. Stuart 5A dynamo set.
BOILERLune Valley type WT.
Built 1985 by J.O. Lugg & Son Ltd. at Billinghurst.
Fuel: coal, Pressure: 125 psi, Grate: 7 sqft, Heating Area: 60 sqft, Output: 700 lbs/hr.
Centre drum. Casing 36" dia x 48" high, drum 12" x 36", hand fp, hotwell, Buffalo injector, blower, 5 gall fw tank.
PROP3 blades, 23" x 24".
Shaft: 2" steel.
HISTORYNew boat built to owners requirements, first steamed 1987. Steamed each year since.
SBA memberUK
 
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