Steamboat Register

Hawk

Owner: A.P. Hammick

Area: UK

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Clinker larch on oak.
LOA: 14' 0", LWL: 13' 6", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 6",
Built at Exmouth, blue, varnished ply deck, transom stern, wheel steering.

Boiler

2-drum WT Built 1987
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi, Grate area: 1¼ sqft, Heating area: 14 sqft,
No.075. Drums 6" dia x 20" long, casing 24" x 20", hand fp, injector, fw heater, blower, 5 gall fw tank.

Engine

Single. 2 1/4" X 2"
Design: 5A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frame, engine driven fp, 500 rpm, non-condensing.

Propeller

3 blades, 10 1/4" X 14 1/4"
Shaft: 5/8" Stainless Steel

History

Derelict centre board dinghy hull, restored and steam plant fitted by owner 1986, first steamed 1986. (1986-87 fitted with 10½" dia VFT.)

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.