Steamboat Register

Jaunty

Owner: Unknown

Area: UK

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Double diagonal mahogany with additional horizonta.
Hull designed by Walter Simmons at Fowey
Built 1991 by Philip Guest at Fowey
Fit out 1992 by John Quick
LOA: 21' 6", LWL: 20' 6", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 2' 6",
Straight stem, transom stern, wheel steering, green, varnished decks.

Boiler

VWT Built 1999 by T. Kerston
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi,
Xhead driven fp, hand fp, auxiliary donkey pump, injector, Kcond. Steel drum, copper tubes with superheater. ‘Geoff Newton’ design. Mahogany lagging, brass dome.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"
Built 1988 by Sam Wilkinson/ Precision Steam at Chichester
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
2 tfc, 2 cbs, with Alex Ritchie modifications. Xhead driven fp, Xhead driven Edwards air pump, 400 rpm. Pressure lubrication system to steam chest and bearings. Mahogany lagging to cylinders.

Propeller

3 blades, 18" X 26"
Shaft: 1 1/4" Stainless Steel

History

New boat built for owner John Quick. Steam plant fitted by owner, 1992. First steamed April 1992. Originally fitted with 1991 Precision Steam VWT No.801. No.6 size. Coal-fired, 175psi. Drum 10" dia x 14" high, 20 x 5/8" O/D x 16 SWG helical tubes, total 91", casing 24" dia x 36" high. Hs 28 sqft, 2.2 sqft grate, 310 lbs/hr output. Aquired by Jim Bailey in 2000. Bought by Robin Ford in October 2003. Canopy to be installed Winter 2004/5 Thought to have been sold around 2007 and steam plant removed - KJS

Last Modified: 2015.05.21.