Alytra
Status: Active use
Owner: Martin Allen
Area: UK-East Anglia
Hull
Cabin/Saloon Launch.
Construction: Carvel iroko on steamed oak, iroko keel, copper an.
Hull model: Amaryllis designed by Selway Fisher
Built 1993 by International Boatbuilding College at Lowestoft
LOA: 29' 9", Beam: 6' 6", Draft: 2' 9",
Teak exterior joinery, hydraulic steering by Wagner. Designed 1992 after Dixon Kemp.
Boiler
LIFU type WT Built 1991 by Alex Ritchie and Procon Anglia Ltd.
Fuel: Oil, Pressure: 275 psi,
148 off .5/8" x 18 swg copper water tubes. Nu-Way Industrial Pressure Jet Burner.
Engine
Triple Expansion. 3 3/8" + 5 3/8" + 8" X 5 1/2"Built 2000 by RAM Engineering at Saffron Walden
Design: LIFU style c1910 by: Alex Ritchie & Peter Frost
SLRG valve gear.
25 hp 375 rpm, Ecc driven air pump, independant Weir type fp. 2 injectors, Kcond.
Propeller
3 blades, 27" X 40"
Shaft: 1 3/4" Stainless Steel
History
Hull design based on owner’s first Amaryllis (qv) due to be launched 2000 (delayed by tragic death of J.A. Ritchie). Originally known as Amaryllis - name changed to Alytra 2021
Last Modified: 2021.08.11.
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