Steamboat Register

Firefly

Owner: G.A.Z. Zanoletti

Area: Italy

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Riveted steel.
Hull in Owne
Built 1982 by Martyn Blackburn at Elvington, York
LOA: 27' 6", LWL: 25' 6", Beam: 5' 8", Draft: 2' 0",
Straight stem, counter stern, white, canopy, wheel steering, 8 mph.

Boiler

Yarrow type WT Built 1981 by Martyn Blackburn
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 180 psi, Grate area: 2½ sqft, Heating area: 45 sqft, Output: 300 lbs/hr,
No.1002C. steam drum 8½" dia, mud drums 4" dia x 34" long, 180 x ½" id tubes 24" long, injector, superheater, fw heater, blower, 4 cwt bunker, 20 gall fw tank, hotwell, bilge ejector.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/2" + 5" X 4"
Built 1980 by Martyn Blackburn
pv & sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Steam hammer frame, Xhead driven air and fp, 400 rpm, 10 IHP, Kcond.

Propeller

3 blades, 19" X 30"
Shaft: 1 3/8" Stainless Steel

History

Entirely built and fitted out by first owner, first steamed August 1983, later owned by David Taylor. Acquired 1998, major refit 1999 at Henwood & Dean, Hambledon. To go to Italy 2000.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.