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STEAMBOAT REGISTER - Edition 8, Jan/12
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Owner: D.T.G. Strong. (SBA member - Chiltern Region)
Area: River Thames (UK).
HULLFolkestone Beach Boat
Built 1914 by L. Sands at The Stade, Folkestone.
LOA: 17' 6", LWL: 17', Beam: 5' 6".
Clinker elm on oak
Counter stern, maroon. Registered Official No. 63415.
ENGINECompound, 1¾" + 3¼" x 2".
Built c1910.
Valve(s): sv, Gear: SLRG.
On 3 tfc, cbs, geared fp and air pump, 250 rpm, Kcond.
BOILERBlackstaffe type 3-drum WT.
Built 1987 by Derek Willaims at Newport.
Pressure: 150 psi, Grate: 1¼ sqft, Heating Area: 18 sqft.
New SS casing by owner, steam drum 4" dia, mud drums 3" x 20" long. Wkettle, brass funnel.
PROP14" x 24".
Shaft: 11/8".
HISTORYHull found in a ditch near Reading in 1987. Re-planked and re-ribbed 1988-96 by Pip Guest and John Fuge, Fowey. Fitted out and upper works by owner 1996-7. First steamed June 1997. Ref: Funnel 95. Engine formerly in COLUMBINE 1980-1987 and late 1950’s a dinghy SUE at Shaldon. Boiler formerly in BROWNIE.
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(Richard Hayne) Lac de Bouget, France, 1998

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