Mary Ann

Status: Steaming

Owner: Matthew McGregor

Area: UK-Thames

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Mariamne designed by Glyn Lancaster Jones
Built 1981 by Elegance Launches at Todmorden
LOA: 16' 0", LWL: 14' 0", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 3",
No.7. Straight stem, counter stern, white, varnished deck and interior, tiller steering, 5 mph.

Boiler

Lune Valley type 2-drum HWT Built 1981 by Glyn Lancaster Jones at Todmorden
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi, Heating area: 1½ sqft, Output: 150 lbs/hr,
No.1003. Casing 24" high x 24" long, seamless steel drums 6" dia x 16" long, 17 tubes, hand fp, fw heater, economiser, 1 cwt bunker, 4 gall hotwell and fw tank, bilge ejector, Wkettle.

Engine

Propeller

3 blades, 12" X 16"
Shaft: 3/4" Stainless Steel

History

Plant fitted by builder, (originally with Stuart ‘Cygnet’ built K Moore). First steamed June 1981 on L.& L. Canal. Commissioned by Alan Appleton, 1983 to Mike Crumpton, later Malcolm Proud, acquired late 1989. 1981-82 engine fitted in small launch WREN. 2005 In storage. Has not steamed for 10 years. Purchased by Matthew McGregor (London) in June 2019.

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