Steamboat Register

Daisy

Owner: P. Nichols

Area: UK-East Anglia

Hull

Dinghy. Construction: Cold-moulded triple-skin mahogany.
Built 1986 by Wooden Boat Co. at Landrake, Cornwall
LOA: 10' 6", Beam: 4' 5",
Varnished, transom stern, tiller steering.

Boiler

Blackstaffe type 3-drum WT Built 1987 by Precision Steam at Tiverton
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 125 psi, Heating area: 7½ sqft, Output: 125 lbs/hr,
No.104, top drum 5" dia x 13" long, mud drums 1.3/8" dia x 17", casing 16" long x 15" x 15".

Engine

Compound. 1 3/4" + 2 1/2" X 2"
Built 1979 by John Emmett at Hampton
Designed by: H. Clarkson, York
sv valve. SLRG on HP, Slip ecc. on LP valve gear.
Bored guides, cast A frames.

Propeller

3 blades, 10" X 14"

History

Steam plant fitted by first owner John Quick, originally with WTB from SIRIUS 6. First steamed April 1986. Acquired 1989. (Engine in SIRIUS 6 1979-80).

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.