Steamboat Register

Indulgence

Status: Steaming

Owner: Paul Cogley

Area: UK-Solent

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Built 1991 by Cygnus Marine at Penryn, Cornwall
Fit out by P. Tunbridge & A. West
LOA: 15' 6", LWL: 14' 0", Beam: 6' 0",
Blue, transom stern, wheel steering.

Boiler

2-drum WT Built 1991 by Thames Steam Launch Co. at Chiswick
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi, Heating area: 22 sqft,
Drums 6.5/8" dia x 22" long, casing 22" x 24". Assembled by Owner Peter Tunbridge

Engine

Twin. 2 1/4" + 2 1/4" X 2"
Design: Swan by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frames, keels c, engine direct driven air pump and fp, 450 rpm, 2 IHP. Rebuilt by P. Tunbridge.

Propeller

3 blades, 16" X 18"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel

History

New launch built, fitted out and steam plant fitted by owners, First steamed 1992, 1992 steamed for 40 hours, 1993 50 hours. Purchased from Peter Tunbridge in January 2014. Regularly steamed on Basingstoke Canal between Odiham and Barlymow Public House. Chief engineer: Rod Southern

Last Modified: 2017.12.23.