Steamboat Register

Helen

Status: Superseded

Owner: Malcolm & Gwyneth Yeomans

Area: UK-Wales

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Carvel mahogany on oak.
Built 1982 by R. Lower & Sons at Newhaven
LOA: 16' 0", LWL: 15' 6", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 2' 0",
Straight stem, transom stern, varnished, 6 seats, tiller and wheel steering, 5 knots.

Boiler

‘K’ type VFT Built 1981 by H.A. McEwen (Boiler Repairs) Ltd. at Keighley
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 125 psi, Output: 200 lbs/hr,
No.02. Shell 20"dia x 3' 10" high, 32 tubes 1¼" od x 30" long, 2 cwt bunker, 1 gal hotwell.

Engine

Single. 2 1/2" X 2 1/4"
Built by Stuart Turner Ltd. at Henley
Designed by: Stuart Turner
pv valve. Gearbox valve gear.
No.215. Enclosed crankcase, chain driven fp from shaft, Kcond.

Propeller

3 blades, 13" X 18"
Shaft: 3/4" bronze

History

New hull built to original owner’s (Cyril Moreman) requirements, plant fitted by original owner 1982, first steamed March 1983. Laid up 1985-1995. (Engine fitted in LEO 1965-80). Bought by Malcolm & Gwyneth Yeomans Oct 2009. Complete hull refurbishment

Last Modified: 2017.12.08.