Steamboat Register

Emily Anne

Status: Active use

Owner: D Hutchinson

Area: UK-North West

Hull

Narrowboat. Construction: Welded steel.
Hull designed by Tom Mason
Built 1991 by Watercraft Ltd. at Worcester
Fit out 1991 by Michael Marsh at Bolton
LOA: 58' 5", LWL: 56' 0", Beam: 6' 10", Draft: 2' 8", Displacement: 48 lbs.
Dutch barge style, green, wheel steering.

Boiler

VFT Designed by Langley Engineering,
Built 1991 by Langley Engineering at Storrington
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Grate area: 2 1/3 sqft, Heating area: 76 sqft, Output: 600 lbs/hr,
32.75" dia X 29" high Steel barrel. 199 X 1" dia Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, whistle,
No.3 size, 16¼" long tubes.19 sqft surface cond.

Engine

Compound. 4 1/2" + 7 1/2" X 4"
Built 1991 by Anthony Bever at Swindon
Design: Leak by: A.A. Leak
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. SLRG with remote linkage valve gear.
Power: 20 HP
No.27. Made for boat, fitted with remote regulator and reverser. 300 rpm. HP xhead driven air pump, LP xhead driven circulating pump, belt driven 3 ram feed pump

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 26" X 32"
Shaft: 2" Stainless Steel
Crowther, high dar.

History

New boat built to specification of Tom Mason, owner's grandfather. First steamed 22 Nov 1992. Extensive cruising on canal and river system ever since.

Last Modified: 2021.07.28.

(Lyn Smith) Kennet & Avon Canal, Aldermaston, 1995

Photos

	Tarleton 2004	Erewash 2005