Arthur
Area: UK
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Strip plank, cedar on bent oak frames.
Hull model: Felix designed by Selway Fisher
Built 1997 by West Coast Maritime at Caernarfon
LOA: 13' 0", LWL: 11' 6", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 4",
No.002. White, varnished interior, teak decks and mahogany fit out, counter stern.
Boiler
VWT Built 1997 by Precision Steam at Tiverton
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 110 psi, Heating area: 28sqft sqft, Output: 300 lbs/hr,
No.715. No.2 size copper helical coils, injector, hand fp.
Engine
Compound. 2" + 3 1/4" X 2"Built 1997 by Precision Steam at Tiverton
Designed by: Anthony Bever
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.508. 3 IHP, crosshead driven air and fp, trunk guides, Kcond.
Propeller
3 blades, fullturbin, 14" X 17"
Shaft: 1" SS,
History
New launch and equipment professionaly built by West Coast Maritime for display at 1997 Wooden Boat Show. First steamed 1998, now in regular use on the Menai Straits.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(D.Broatch)