Omeros

Status: Active use

Owner: Mike Jefferies

Area: UK-West Midlands

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Clinker marine ply and mahogany on iroko.
Built 1992 by Philip Treloar at Walton on Thames
LOA: 15' 6", LWL: 15' 0", Beam: 6' 3",
Blue, varnished deck and interior, wheel steering.

Boiler

3-drum WT Built 1992 by Anthony Bever at Swindon
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 14 sqft,
Copper 30 X 0.375 " dia Copper tubes. Silver soldered all copper construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
No.31, steam drum 6" dia, mud drums 1" dia x 15" long, 14 tubes, casing 23" high × 16" long.

Engine

Propeller

3 blades, Right Hand, 14" X 20"
Shaft: 7/8" steel

History

New boat built and steam plant fitted by first owner Philip Treloar. First steamed summer 1993. Acquired 1998.by John Stothert and by present owner in January 2011. Boiler re-tubed by TRS Boiler Makers September 2017.

(Simon Maltby) Windermere 2008 Previous Owner