Floreat Vapor
Owner: Don Brighton
Area: UK
Hull
Skiff.
Construction: GRP.
LOA: 18' 6", Beam: 4' 6", Draft: 1' 0",
Raked stem, transom stern, white, red and white canopy, wheel and tiller steering, 6 seats, 4 mph.
Boiler
VFT Built 1998
Fuel: Coal,
16½" od x 26" high, steel, copper tubes.
Engine
Compound. 1 3/8" + 2 1/4" X 2"Built 1976
Design: Swan by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frames, bell crank driven fp and diaphragm air pump, Kcond, 8' x ¾" copper tube.
Propeller
3 blades, 10" X 14"
Shaft: 3/4" Stainless Steel
History
Hull appears to be a moulding from a rowing skiff, fitted out and plant fitted by owner 1977-8, first steamed 1978. Steamed each year since.
Last Modified: 2018.09.16.
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