Kim Lorraine

Owner: C. Bodelot

Area: France

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Wood epoxy.
Hull model: Dawn designed by Glyn Lancaster Jones
Built 1985 by Roy Taylor at Middlezoy
LOA: 16' 0", Beam: 5' 0",
White, varnished deck and interior, wheel steering.

Boiler

VFT Built 1998 by Blackbeth Engineering
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 100 psi,
2 fp, 1 hand pump, 1 injector. Durham Donkey Boiler, designed by Bill Durham at Washington. Originally fitted with Roy Taylor coal-fired VFT, 70 x .7/8" od tubes.

Engine

Propeller

3 blades, 12" X 13"
Shaft: 3/4" Stainless Steel

History

New launch built to first owners specification. Launched May 1988. First steamed 1989. Imported to France March 2002 and restored by the present owner

1989