Woodbine

Status: Steaming

Owner: Joël Druel

Area: France

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP and wood.
Hull model: Limited Edition designed by John Gibbs in 1988
Built 1989 by Gibbs & Thurston at Edmonton
Fit out 1989 by Geoff Thurston at Edmonton
LOA: 14' 6", LWL: 13' 0", Beam: 4' 9", Draft: 1' 10", Displacement: 1320 lbs.
Hull No.1. Fantail counter stern, tiller steering, white and burgandy, varnished mahogany deck and interior.

Boiler

Blackstaffe type 3-drum WT Built 1988 by Morewood Model Engineers Ltd. at Cheddar
Fuel: Propane, Pressure: 125 psi, Heating area: 10.24 sqft, Output: 102.2 lbs/hr,
6" dia X 19.5" long drum(s). 12 tubes.
selectable condensing or non-condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
No.2 size, 2x6 coiled tubes, Power 33KW, Propane fired with two Aeromatic-Barter burners, Fuel capacity: 13kg and 3.9kg.

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 14" X 20"
Shaft: 0.8" Stainless Steel
RH

History

Built and fitted out by first owner Geoff Thurston as WOODBINE for use on the River Lee. Design based on Weston Farmer’s "Feeble" published in ‘The Rudder’ Dec 1943 in the USA. Originally fitted with Stuart Turner 5A engine. First steamed 1990. About 17 hulls were taken from the mould before it was decommissioned. Featured in Classic Boat magazine, August 1991, pp55-57. 1993 sold to Thomas Fraser, Leicester, renamed CEFLEX. Later owned by Frank Dell, Barnet and name reverted to original. Oct 1997 to Bob Shearer. Nov 2000 to Mike Tester. 2005 to TJ.Cornelius. Feb 2008 to Joël Druel, France. Since 2008, Woodbine has totaled 938h and traveled 3340km

St Congard 2016