Casilda
Owner: A. Rynhart
Area: Ireland
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP, mahogany deck and interior.
Hull model: Frolic 21
Built 1991 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Ludham
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 18' 3", Beam: 5' 8",
White, wheel steering, counter stern, 3/4 hard canopy.
Boiler
Kingdon type VFT Built 1990 by Langley Engineering at Storrington
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 175 psi, Heating area: 32 sqft, Output: 300 lbs/hr,
Feed injector and bilge edjector No.1 size, 126 x ½" id tubes 12" long, shell 24" dia x 29" high, Wkettle
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built 1990 by John Sheard at Wakefield
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
K.cond., ecc. driven fp, Xhead lever driven Edwards air pump, 5 IHP, 600 rpm.
Propeller
3 blades, 16" X 26"
Shaft: 25" mm
History
New boat built and fitted out for John Shead. Steam plant fitted 1991, first steamed August 1991. Steamed each year since. 2004 aquired by Alan Rynhart of Athlone.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Courtesy John Shead) Loch Lochy, 1997