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Agnes

Owner: M.J. Eddy

Area: UK-Thames


Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Built 1960 at Salcombe
LOA: 12' 0",
Blue, varnished deck, transom stern, tiller steering.

Boiler

VFT Built 1977 by Ellerstyle
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 60 psi,
No.3816. Welded shell, 12" dia x 24" high, 30 x ¾" od tubes 18" long, injector, fw heater.

Engine

Single. 2 1/4" X 2"
Built 1976
Design: 5A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frame, 2:1 reduction fp.

Propeller

3 blades, 17" X 17"
Shaft: 5/8" SS

History

Former River Thames motor hire boat, acquired 1989, refitted and steam plant fitted by owner and first steamed 1990. 2005 in storage with boiler problem. Planned to repair 2006.


Last Modified: 2014.04.01.


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