Steamboat Register

Buttercup

Owner: P.R. Stokes

Area: UK-Chiltern

Hull

Dinghy. Construction: GRP.
Built late by Yeatman Marine at Poole
Fit out 1974 by Brian Smith
LOA: 12' 0", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 1' 0",
Raked stem, transom stern, simulated clinker, tiller steering.

Boiler

VWT Built 1974 by Brian Smith
Heating area: 6 sqft,
Centre flue with 6 cross tubes, shell 12" dia. x 28" high.

Engine

Single. 2 1/4" X 2"
Built 1968 by Brian Smith
Design: 5A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frame, ecc driven air and fp 450 rpm, belt-driven FD fan, Kcond.

Propeller

3 blades, 11" X 18"
Shaft: 5/8" Stainless Steel

History

Motor dinghy hull, fitted out and converted to steam by Brian Smith in 1974. Then named CHUFF. 1979 to Ian Jameson. Acquired by present owner in 1983 and re-named. Ref. FUNNEL 12.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.