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For Sale
One roll of 160Kg Density Superwool
Mineral Insulating Wool for boiler insulation. Size: 3.5m x 600mm x 25mm thick.
Price: £50 (Due to the bulk it is best if buyer collects if possible.)
Contact: Ian Rutter, Tel: 07771 817682, Email: ianrutter @ talktalk.net

For Sale
3/4 and 1 inch dia Ground Stainless Steel bar
In around 5 foot lengths, as used to make the propeller shaft for SL Brunel - Frolic 18.
Price £4/foot for 3/4" dia and £5/foot l" dia.
Contact: Brian Lee, Tel: 0161-4854257

For Sale
Motor Launch MARIELLA
The boat is called 'Mariella' and was built in 1935 as a yacht tender for a ketch called 'Mariella' which is currently in Antigua. Length 14ft, beam 5ft, powered by a Coventry Victor inboard petrol engine.
It is of clinker construction with a small forward deck and 3 rows of seats, one facing forward an two facing stern. Steering is by side wheel to an externally mounted rudder.
All the internal woodwork is mahogany and most of it has been stripped in preparation for varnish. All of the internal planking has been stripped ready for varnish. Externally the boat has been stripped and revarnished, with paint below the waterline.
The boat is 100% original in every respect complete with all chrome/bronze fittings.
The boat stands on an 'SBS' trailer in my garage. The trailer was purchased new and has been used once only when we moved house from Buckinghamshire to the Midlands, where it now lies.
I believe this boat would make an ideal small steamboat, being small enough to fit into a domestic sized garage.
The boat and trailer is offered for sale at £1200 complete with road trailer.
Contact: Keith Wright, Tel: 01332-875641, email: k.e.wrightl35@btinternet.com

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Steam Launch COOT

For Sale
Mumford Single Cylinder
3" bore 2" stroke. Beautifully built commercial engine (not a model) with gunmetal crosshead guides and massive thrust bearings. Built c 1920 originally as a condenser cooling water pump. No reverse but eccentric on end of crankshaft so a second could be added (or a single eccentric reverse contrived). Demonstrates well on compressed air.
Offers over £1000
Also
Stuart Turner Single Cylinder
Ships generating engine 3" x 3" enclosed sump and grooved flywheel, original piston valve governor and cylinder lubricating pump. Built c 1945.
Offers over £1000
"Mike Phillips info@echopilot.com or 01425 479525 eves", "

Wanted
", "24/26ft hull
", "GRP prefered, but wood considered suitable conversion to steam.
", "Yacht hull might suit if of centreboard or bilge keel type.
", "Phone Barry on 01473 310533
", "

Wanted
", "8-10 metre elegant, affordable (steam)boat with overnighting potential for use on the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness.
", "Dr Tony Wright, drtonywright@btconnect.com, 01862 881345 / 07775 953545", "

Wanted
", "Looking for a small river tug up to 50ft.
", Also
Require a steam boiler feedpump to suit a Merryweather 'B' boiler
Chrispher Way, 07860 158164, Norfolk

For Sale
DVD Video of the SBA Thames event 2009
Richmond to Tower Bridge and return on small steamboats.
If you like steam whistles, excitment and something completely different, then this Video of the SBA Thames rally is a must for Christmas viewing. Produced by Ian Rutter you will know it is going to be well done, and you won't be disappointed.
It doesn't matter whether you were there or not, just seeing the wonders of the London river scene from small boats in perfect weather conditions is something special.
Vessels seen in steam:- Portwey, VIC 96, Sabrina, Ursula, Surta, Arlette, Mischief, Elpenor, Lizziee plus San Toy on the Sunday.
DVD Videos, in high quality 16:9 format, are on sale from Ian Rutter at £10 inclusive of UK postage, overseas posting will be more. The cost includes a £5 donation to the Consuta Trust.
Available from Ian Rutter, Riverwood Heights, Gibralter Lane, Cookham Dean, SL6 9TR. Tel:- 01628 476158

For Sale
DVD Steamboat Videos
Consuta:- video of Consuta activities from 2001 to 2004.
Archive Steamlaunch:- excepts of; Janet, Valkyrie, Otto, Patricia, Dolly, Waterlily, Eva, and the first regatta on the Beaulieu River 1972.
Steam boat engines:- clips of boat engines in service ranging from Waverley, Mayflower, Arlette, Otto and many others.
SBA events:- BBC coverage of the Bealieu event in 1974, Broads Rally in 1988 and Windermere in 2003.
DVD £5 each plus £1 postage UK or £2 elsewhere, the same P&P cost for two DVD's if ordered at the same time. (Note the DVD standard is PAL 25 fps).
All proceeds to The Consuta Trust.
Brian Smith, 01488 658795, brian.smith@consuta.org.uk

For Sale
New Taylor Twin engine
2 1/4 + 2 1/4 by 2 l/4 , piston valves, run for 10 hours demonstration and testing.
One piece ENS crankshaft. Clupet piston rings.
Integral feed pump. Stainless steel columns, piston rods and valve rods.
Painted red. Can be seen on front cover of Funnel 141.
Snip at £2900
Tony Dunn 01179 248847 Bristol

For Sale
Steam Launch HALCYON
A classic Launch dating from 1920s, rebuilt by Roger Mallinson 1988, winner of 2 SBA trophies. Full details as per SBA register, but briefly :-
HULL 16' 8" x 5' 3" carvel mahogany on oak. Fully restored by Lakeland Wooden Boats with new Iroko Keel in 1998. Green with varnished Decks. Wheel and tiller steering. Absolutely watertight.
BOILER Coal fired Blackstaffe watertube type, new steam drum 2004. Engine-Driven feed pumps with by-pass, injector and hand-pump. Certificate to October 2010.
ENGINE Modified Stuart Swan. Non-condensing, silencer/separator. Windermere Kettle, 2 Bilge Ejectors.
With her characteristic brass funnel and elegant lines, HALCYON has been admired for her attractive yet functional layout. Currently in use on Lake Windermere (in permanent covered accommodation). Substantial twin axle trailer, fitted with all new running gear in 1998, included in sale. Offers
Roger Kent, 01539561036, rd.kent@tiscali.co.uk

For Sale
Steam Launch HARLEQUIN
Partly refurbished: the Newton Coil "flash" boiler has been scrapped and replaced with a porcupine boiler and has passed a SBA Boiler Inspection. No other mechanical changes have been made and Harlequin is substantially as listed in the SBA Handbook.
Unfortunately, due to a deterioration in the owner's health Harlequin must be sold. Work requiring to be carried out is almost entirely of a painting and brass re-polishing and refitting nature.
This represents a fine opportunity to purchase an interesting launch at a reasonable price (including 4-wheel trailer).
Offers are invited circa £6000.
Lying at Bodenham (halfway between Hereford and Leominster). HR1 3JH
Contact: Geoff Warren, Tel: 01568 797 278 e-mail: geoff.warren@care4free.net

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Steam Launch BITTERLING
Steam Launch GRAYLING

For Sale
Ship's Wheel

I have a lovely brass ships wheel for sale, with teak or iroko spokes, it would suit a nice steam launch of any size really. The wheel is 18 inches diameter from spoke tip to tip, the inner wheel is 10 inches, the boss 3 1/8 inch and the bore of the mounting hole is ¾ inch, there is a keyway fitted. This wheel is a genuine John Hastie & Co of Greenock wheel in absolutely 1st class condition. I have owned the wheel for about 25 years, and did have it fitted on a trawler I used to own, before that I don’t know what it was fitted to , it was a present from my father.
I am looking for offers in the region of £275.00.
Contact: Andrew Wright, Tel: 01446 413620 or 07824 702295, email: a.wright887@ntlworld.com

For Sale
Antique Daimler I/C Motor Cover

The cover is beautifully built. All the doors open etc. Alas I have no history or boat to go with it. Located in Scotland.
Contact: Simon Horne. Tel. 01770 850516

For Sale
Steam Launch LORINA

21' (seating for 8) open steam launch built 2004
Lorina is a stretched version of the "Solway Fisher." The 12.5mm thick g.r.p hull has been professionally constructed, the bottom has been treated with an additional two coats of gel-shield prior to anti-fouling.
The decks, coamings, side benches etc, are made from the finest 'Sepele Mahogany' coated with marine varnish, the floor boards are made from aluminium tread plate on a marine ply base.
The Boiler and all ancillary fittings are NEW, the boiler having been pressure tested and passed fit for purpose. The Engine is a completely reconditioned "Stuaret Turner 6A" Two Cylinder compound marine engine. The Engine is mounted on 2" x 3" bearers glassed into the hull.
The Wheel Steering in by 'Morse' cable, and there is a manually operated bilge pump.
'Lorina' has been built to a very high standard, she is both mechanically and structurally sound and well suited for inland water cruising. Used only a small number of times since completion.
Will seat 8 Adults/Children comfortably!
Comes complete with a Large Windermere Kettle, GRP Roof, White Vinyl Sides including Windows, plus all ancillaries and Trailer.
Price: £16500
Contact: Clive Hellyer, 01865 881119.

For Sale
GRP hull, 4.57 x 1.8 (similar to Phaeton).
Currently fitted with Petter diesel.
Will deliver reasonable distance, no trailer.
£750.
At present afloat at Buckenham Sailing Club, Norfolk.
Contact: Phil. Webster. 01986 893407

Wanted
I am wanting to buy a steam engine/locomotive to produce KW50h inclusive of the boiler.
Contact: Ron Strode
bluespotinvestments/MC, 40 Malabar Road, Truro, TR1 3NX
Tel 07791 595799

For Sale
Stuart Turner 10hp ic engine.
(Formerly in 16ft Motor Launch DRAM - which is now being converted to steam!)
Electric and hand start. Complete with Instruction Manual.
In good condition - £500
Contact: Christine Stanbury. Tel.01483-285940

For Sale
Single cylinder steam engine

Cylinder: bore 85mm stroke 120mm
Shaft dia 25mm, flywheel 285mm.
Height 590mm, length 470mm ,width 300mm.
Reverse, double-acting, approx 5-6 hp, weight 70 Kg
Price:- 2250 Euro
Contact: Lars Hulterström, Helsingborg, Sweden.
l-i.h@telia.com, +4642123644, 0705923644.

Wanted
8 – 10 metre elegant, affordable (steam)boat with overnighting potential for use on the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness.
Contact: drtonywright@btconnect.com, 01862 881345, 07775 953545

For Sale
One roll of 160Kg Density Superwool Mineral Insulating Wool for boiler insulation. Size: 3.5m x 600mm x 25mm thick.
Price: £50
Due to the bulk it is best if buyer collects if possible.
Ian Rutter, Tel: 07771 817682, Email: ianrutter@talktalk.net

For Sale
Marine Engines - Books and Drawings
Marine Engineering books

1. The Marine Steam Engine by Sennet & Oram, Superb condition.
2. A Manual of Marine Engineering by A E Seaton Superb condition.
3. Marine Engineering Practice by E J Drover RN Superb condition.
4. Modern Steam Practice & Engineering by J G Winton Published by Blackie in 1883, 800 engravings. Superb condition.
5. A Textbook of Mechanical Engineering by Lineham 1242 pages, superb.
6. The Steam Engine and other Heat Engines by J A Ewing. (Includes Molliers Diagram as new).
7. Marine Engineering Knowledge (Board of Trade Orals) 1166 pages in superb condition.
8. Verbal Notes and Sketches for Marine Engineer Officers (2 Volumes) Superb.
9. Marine Steam Engines and Turbines by Fox and McBirnie (Ex Newcastle Library)
10. A Text book on Steam and Steam Engines by Professor Jamieson, (Twelfth Edition), Superb.
11. Steam Engine Theory and Practice by William Ripper, published 1914 in superb condition, many drawings and graphs.
12. The Marine Power Plant by Chapman, excellent book.
13. Machine Design Construction and drawing by Spooner (Ex RAE Farnborough)
14. ICS Reference Library Vol 3 Hydrodynamics, Thermodynamics, Indicators, Steam Engine mechanisms and Construction.
15. ICS Reference Library Vol 4. Link Mechanisms, Valve Gears, Governers, Condensers, Steam Turbines and Gearing.
16. ICS Reference Library Vol 16 Indicators, Valve Gears, Condensers, Engine testing, Steam Turbines and Boiler trials.
17. ICS Reference Library Vol 21 Steam, Gas and Water Power, Electric plants, telegraphs and telephony.
All these volumes are in superb condition.

18. Heat Engines by D A Low
19. Breakdowns. Reeds Hints to Sea Going Engineers published 1917.
20. Elementary Manual of Steam and Steam Engines by Professor Jamieson., published in 1892.
21. A Manual of Machine Drawing and Design by Low and Bevis. (Includes detail drawings of a Compound Marine Engine).
22. Heat Engines by D A Low
23. Steam at Sea by Denis Griffiths
24. 250 Years of Steam by Alan Bloom.
25. Volumes 1 to 4. The Book of Modern Engines and Power Generators by Rankin Kennedy published 1912 (One book spine needs repair)
26. Heat Engines by Ripper (Published 1902, believed to have been used by the author to detail amendments for the next publication, numerous annotations in pencil).
27. Modern Power Engineering by Caxton published 1924. (Four Volumes)
28. Marine Lubrication, Steam ships and Reciprocating Engines (Vacum Oil Company USA)

1. North Eastern Marine Engine Co Sunderland. Superb General Arrangement drawing of a Triple Expansion Engine, scale ¾” to 1 Foot. Front Plan and End Views.
2. The Wallsend Slipway and Engine Co. General Arrangement drawing of a type B Expansion Engine, scale 1” to 1 Foot. Front and End Views
3. The Wallsend Slipway and Engine Co. This General Arrangement drawing measures some 6 foot in length. Four cylinder, port and starboard engines, HP, LP 2nd MP 1st MP, includes Thrust bearing, Condenser, dated 1910.
4. Smiths Dock Co South Bank on Tees ( All drawings marked Secret and Confidential)The engines were for Corvettes to be manufactured under contract.
5. Drawing of piston valve
6. Drawing of holding down plates for bedplate
7. Ventilator drain connections
8. Arrangement of splash plates
9. Drawing of connecting rods
10. Drawing of cylinder block support columns
11. Cylinder Block drawing
12. Detail drawing of Steam Chests.
13. Arrangement drawing showing lubrication and handgear.
14. Hand Gear detail Drawing
15. Drawing of pistons
16. Eccentric Sheaves and straps.
17. Piston rod and crosshead
18. Turning engine details
19. Reversing links
20. General arrangement drawing of engine. 4 cylinder 30” stroke with thrust block.

1. Three sheets of Bolton’s drawings for a Triple Expansion Engine.
2. Drawings and sketches made by Commander Barker for his marine engine models:
• Turning engine
• Cylinder relief valve
• Steam Valve
• Crankshaft and cylinder detail.
• Cylinder covers
• Thrust block
• Bed plate detail
• Slide valve detail
• Column detail
• Eccentric rod detail
• HP cylinder detail
• Cylinder blocks detail.
• Five photo copied pictures of Barkers engines.
• Twelve off A3 Sheets, layout of marine engine castings, probably for patternmaker discussions.
• The drawings are either A3 or A4 size and the drawings show the high level of skill and attention to detail as one would expect from this highly skilled engineer.
• The drawings are complimented by 9 photographs of the Commanders engines taken by Liverpool museum where the engines now reside.
3. Layout of a Triple Expansion Engine made by Mr Peter Southworth 1966.

1. Model Engineer September 1937: Article on Commander Barkers Horizontal Return-Connected Engine plus photo of W G Corners Quadruple Expansion Marine Engine.
2. Model Engineer October 1937: Article on W G Corners Quadruple Expansion Marine Engine.
3. Model Engineer September 1938: Article on Mr J S Wards Quadruple Expansion Marine Engine, ¾” – 1 Foot from Harland and Wolf drawings. * The 8 cored columns weigh 110 lb.
4. Model Engineer November –Dec 1937, 3 copies: Articles on Stephenson’s Link Motion for Marine Engines.
5. Photograph of Quadruple Expansion Engines made by Richardson & Co Ltd, Middlesbrough.
6. Photo copies of text from Liverpool Museum covering Barkers and Wilcox engines, significant that no castings were used in the Wilcox engine. Barker used a one armed but highly skilled pattern maker.
7. Article from the Model Engineer dated 1963 describing the Wilcox engine with an A3 photo copy of engine in Liverpool Museum.
8. Five off A4 Sheets of text and drawings detail St Rognvalds Marine Engine. (Source unknown).
9. Article on Corvettes and Frigates by Watson, numerous references to the work of Smiths Dock.

Wanted
Steam Engine
Suitable for an 18ft. steam launch, either a Stuart Turner 'Swan' engine or Stuart Turner 6A engine.
Contact: Alan Hall
Tel: 01395-225041

For Sale
Sissons Marine Launch Engine

Single Cylinder
The 'Rolls Royce' of Steam Launch Engines! - In perfect working order Very Powerful & Strong - Plus an extremely rare example! Precision Engineered Piece to the Highest Quality!
Off Base L 18" x W 10" x 23" H overall.
On Base L 32" x W 18" x 29" H overall
Slide valve with link reversing gear.
An attractive single cylinder steam launch engine on turned columns with attached boiler feed pump. Solid disc flywheel.
Weight Approx 70 Kg.
In Excellent - Fully Restored Condition - Circa 1950's
(Currently Mounted on Teak Display Stand as Shown)
Offers in the region of £3500.00
Call Mark on 07775695316

Wanted
Bronze checkvalves
Angled or straight, PN32 3/8" BSP threads,
or information on a maker/supplier.
Contact: Mark Brett
Email: mlabrett@yahoo.co.uk

For Sale
Twin High Pressure Marine Engine

2½” + 2½” x 3”
A very powerful engine, tested last year in my 27’ saloon launch at 7.5mph turning an 18” x 30” propeller.
£6,250 ono
Also available:­
A full set of castings for the above engine
At £950
Contact: Phil Moore, Wirral. UK
Tel: 0151-342-8294

For Sale
Funnels - no not those ones!!!
These are the paper version and filled with lots of info you need!!!
No. 88 to 138 available, except no 104, which I seem to have mislaid. 49 copies all in good or very reasonable condition, shall we say £5 for ten? or £25 for the whole lot? Ten would cost roughly five pounds via parcel post and the lot would work out at ten pounds.
Also:-
Mitchell's "The Steam Launch" and Farmer's "From my old Boat Shop" these £20 each, again in very good nick!
"Reeds Yacht Trawler and Launch Engines" £20.
Reprint of Kunhardts "Steam Yachts and Launches". These seem like Hen's Teeth so how about £30?
Phone Robert Thompson 0191 388 5383 for any more info.

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