Steamboat Register

Billow

Owner: George W. Day

Area: UK-Scotland

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Carvel mahogany.
Hull model: Simpson & Denison type designed by R Lower at Newhaven in 1982
Built 1982 by R. Lower & Sons at Newhaven
Fit out 1982 by WHD Lowe at Chertsey
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 20' 0", Beam: 5' 3", Draft: 2' 0",
White hull, Varnished inside & transom, straight stem, transom stern, wheel and tiller steering.

Boiler

VFT Designed by Kingdon,
Built 1998 by Chatham Steam Restoration at Deptford
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Heating area: 30 sqft,
20" dia X 15" high Steel barrel. 168 X 3/4" dia Steel tubes.
condensing, hand pump, injector, whistle,
Dry leg, .3/8"steel, 20" dia x 28" high, 168 x ¾" od tubes. Hand feed pump, superheater, ½ cwt bunker, hotwell, 8 gal fw tank, bilge ejector

Engine

Quadruple Expansion. 2" + 2 3/4" + 3 3/4" + 5" X 3"
Built 1904 by Simpson Strickland & Co. Ltd. at Dartmouth
Design: ¼A size by: George Kingdon
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Power: 10 @ 250psi HP
No.1039. Lever-driven air and fp from Xhead. Kcond.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, 15 1/2" X 26"
Shaft: 1 1/8" Stainless Steel
Similar to Artemis prop.

History

Hull built to original owners requirements, plant fitted by original owner 1982, first steamed Sept ’82. Engine formerly in IRAS 1976-82. Purchased from original owner SBA founding member Bill Lowe in 2003.

Last Modified: 2014.06.10.

Launching at Linlithgow on Union canal