Zara Finn
Status: Steaming
Owner: Kevin & Gillie Slater
Website: http://www.manorfarmengineering.co.uk
Area: UK-South West
Hull
Launch.
Construction: Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP).
Hull model: Frolic 21
Built 1990 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
Fit out 1990 by Ken Dawson at Edgeley
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 18' 3", Beam: 5' 8",
Blue hull (re-sprayed from white in 2012 with two pack paint), varnished deck and interior. Wheel and tiller steering. White hard canopy fitted 1999.
Boiler
Kingdon Designed by Kingdon,
Built 1989 by Langley Engineering at Storrington
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 32 sqft,
24" dia X 30" high Steel barrel. 121 X 9/16" dia Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Welded shell. Re-tubed start of 2014 season by Steamwell Boilers of Chew Stoke - who else!
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built 1990 by Ken Dawson at Edgeley
Design: Stuart Turner 6A by: Stuart Turner
Slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 4 HP
Full 'Simpleing' bypass allowing continuous running as 'twin high', Keel condensor, 400 rpm.
Propeller
Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 16" X 26"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel
History
New boat 1990: fitted out and steam plant installed by original owner Ken Dawson. First steamed 1990. Sold to present owners May 2010. Hull re-sprayed from white to blue in 2012. Boiler re-tubed by Steamwell Boilers of Chew Stoke in Spring 2014. Hull repainted and woodwork revarnished March 2018 Exterior varnish re-done 2020
Last Modified: 2022.11.20.
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Bristol Harbour, Aug 2013