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Pod's Puffin

Owner: A.T. Hobbins

Area: UK-Midlands


Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Carvel pitch pine on oak.
Built 1984 by Arthur Podmore at Saughall
Fit out by Arthur Podmore
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 17' 9", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 6",
Straight stem, counter stern, varnished, 6 seats, wheel steering, 6 knots.

Boiler

3-drum WT Built 1984 by Arthur Podmore
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 0.6 sqft, Heating area: 16 sqft, Output: 150 lbs/hr,
Steam drum 6" dia, mud drums 2½" dia x 30" long, hand fp, superheater, fw heater, 1 cwt bunker, hotwell, 4 gall fw tank.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"
Built 1984 by Arthur Podmore at Little Sutton
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. SLRG valve gear.
Ecc. driven feed and circulating pumps, Xhead driven Edwards air pump, surface condenser, 350 rpm.

Propeller

3 blades, 18" X 30"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel

History

New launch built entirely by first owner Arthur Podmore. First steamed 1985, and each year since, on River Dee. Acquired Oct 1999.


Last Modified: 2014.04.01.


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(Peter Massey) Windermere, 2005