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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: A. Van Veen. (SBA member)
Area: Loosdrechise Plassen (Netherlands).
HULLOpen launch
Built 1911 at Voryd, North Wales.
LOA: 19' 10", LWL: 19' 6", Beam: 4' 2", Draft: 1' 6".
Carvel larch on ash frames, teak keel
Transom stern, blue and white, wheel steering.
ENGINECompound, 2½" + 4" x 3".
Built 1978 by Anthony Bever at Marshfield.
Design: Stuart Turner, 6A.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
No.6A-1. tfc, cbs, ecc driven fp, lever driven Edwards air pump, inboard condenser, toothed belt drive Jabsco circulating pump, 600 rpm, 6 IHP.
BOILER3-drum WT.
Built 1980 by Anthony Bever at Swindon.
Fuel: paraffin, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating Area: 18 sqft, Output: 250 lbs/hr.
No.7. Steam drum 7.5/8" dia, mud drums 3" dia x 24" long, 30 x ½" od tubes 48" long, hand fp, superheater, economiser, Blackstaffe type burner, 12 gall fuel tank, hotwell, 15 gall fw tank, Wkettle.
PROP3 blades, 14½" x 27".
Shaft: 1¼" manganese bronze.
HISTORYDerelict hull acquired in 1974, restored 1976-7, plant fitted 1982, by A. Bever, first steamed at SBA Thames Cruise July 1984. Nov 1994 to Paul Penfold, Chichester. Acquired 1997, steamed regularly.
SBA memberNetherlands
 
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(Owner) Loosdrecht

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