Roundtuit

Status: Steaming

Owner: Peter Stevenson

Area: UK-Midlands

Hull

fantail launch. Construction: GRP hull with wooden deck and trim.
Hull model: Frolic 21 designed by Rupert Latham at Wroxham
Built 1994 by Latham & Sons at Wroxham GB
Fit out 2000 by owner at pailton
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 19' 0", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 2' 0",
Side wheel steering by gear boxes and shafts

Boiler

SBA VFT 103 Designed by David Beale,
Built 2000 by Bell Boilers at Gloucester
Fuel: Coal or wood., Pressure: 200 psi,
Steel barrel. Steel tubes. Steel drum and tubes. construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,

Engine

2 cyl compound. 2.5" + 4" X 3"
Built 1996 by Alex Ritchie at Wrabness
Design: 6A (modified) by: Alex Ritchie
Slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 5 HP

Propeller

Nickel Aluminium Bro, 3 blades, Right Hand, 17" X 27"
Shaft: 1" 304 SS

History

Hull complete with stern gear . decks and comings made by Rupert Latham Steam & Electric Launch Co . Mid 1990,s Boiler supplied be Geof Newton to SBA design and built by Bell Boilers c2000. Fitted out by owner.

Added to the register: 2017.11.06. Last Modified: 2019.12.08.