Surta
Status: Active use
Owner: N. Guild
Area: UK-Thames
Hull
Saloon Launch.
Construction: Steel.
Hull designed by David Abels in 1988
Built 1988 by David Abels at Bristol
LOA: 42' 0", LWL: 42' 0", Beam: 6' 10", Draft: 3' 0", Displacement: 16800 lbs.
Boiler
3-drum WT Designed by John Cooper,
Built 2003 by Blackbeth Engineering at Devon
Fuel: diesel, Pressure: 150 psi, Output: 300 lbs/hr,
Steel tubes. welded construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Engine driven fp, hand fp, injector. , engine driven ap. Designer John Cooper. Type BM23
Engine
Compound. 5" + 7" X 7 1/2"Built 1950 by W. Sisson & Co. Ltd. at Gloucester
Design: Experimental pv on HP, sv on LP valve. HP: SLRG. LP: slip ecc. valve gear.
Power: 15 HP
No 5177 Skin condenser, 18 sq ft welded outside hull.
Propeller
Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 24" X 53"
History
Built by David Abels, Bristol, 1988. Acquired 2002.
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