Bertie
Owner: J.H. Findlay
Area: UK-Scotland
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Plywood planking with seam battens.
Hull designed by Weston Farmer
Built 1984 by John Findlay at Oban
LOA: 12' 3", Beam: 4' 0",
Varnished, tiller steering, counter stern.
Boiler
Yarrow type WT Built 1988 by John Findlay
Fuel: Propane,
Kcond
Engine
Single. 1 3/4" X 1 3/4"Built by John Findlay
sv valve. Slip ecc. valve gear.
On 4 square steel columns, non-condensing, 350 rpm, ½ IHP.
Propeller
4 blades, Seagull,
Shaft: Cardan" shaft
History
New boat, lines based on ‘FEEBLE’ drawings, published in ‘Steamboats & MSL’ in 1961. Entirely built and fitted out by owner. First steamed 1985. Steamed each year since new.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Sheila Findlay) Summerlee Heritage Park, 1995