Yaffle
Owner: P. Burbridge
Area: UK-Scotland
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Larch on oak, iroko deck and combing.
Hull designed by E.I. Schock at Rhode Island c1908
Built 1982 by Cockenzie Boatyard & Slipway Co. at Cockenzie
Fit out by Peter Burbridge
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 18' 0",
Straight stem, counter stern, white, varnished deck and interior, 5 knots.
Boiler
RT Scotch Built 1982 by Peter Burbridge
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 50 sqft, Output: 320 lbs/hr,
Designed by H.A. McEwen. Dryback, shell 2' dia x 2' long, furnace 14" dia, 38 x 1¼" od tubes, 1½ cwt bunkers.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built Pre by Stuart Turner Ltd. at Henley
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
6A type air and feed pumps added, Kcond 10' x 11/8" O/D copper tube.
Propeller
Spicers blades, 18" X 24"
History
New launch, plant fitted by owner, engine mentioned in ‘Model Engineer’ Feb 1932. Name is Old English/Lowland Scots for the woodpecker. Steamed each year since new.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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