Steamboat Register

Chatwin

Owner: C.T. Green

Area: UK-Solent

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Limited Edition
Built 1991 by Gibbs & Thurston at Edmonton
Fit out 1991
LOA: 14' 6", LWL: 14' 0", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 6",
White varnished deck and interior.

Boiler

Blackstaffe type 3-drum WT Built by Richard Havard
Fuel: Oil, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 22 sqft, Output: 175 lbs/hr,
Stripped and remodeled by owner 1994. Steam drum 6" dia, mud drums 2" dia x 21" long , 3 jet burner, Wkettle

Engine

Twin. 1 3/4" + 1 3/4" X 2 1/2"
Built 1993 by Geoff Thurston at Edmonton
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
On 4 turned columns, belt driven fp, Kcond., 300 rpm, 3 IHP.

Propeller

3 blades, 14" X 24"

History

New launch built and fitted out to owner’s requirements. First steamed Sept 1994. Approx miles steamed 1994 - 5; 1995 - 200; 1996 - 250; 1997 - 175; 1998 - 150.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.