Lark Rise

Status: Active use

Owner: Paul Self

Area: UK-North East

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Frolic 18
Built 1983 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
Fit out by Chris Trueman
LOA: 18' 0", LWL: 16' 6", Beam: 4' 9", Draft: 1' 6",
White, varnished deck and interior, wheel steering.

Boiler

Blackstaff type 3-drum WT Built 1985 by Roger Mallinson at Ambleside
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi, Grate area: 3/4 sqft, Heating area: 20 sqft,
non-condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
No.9, casing 21" dia x 18½" long, steam drum 6" dia, mud drums 2½" dia, 10 x .5/8" od tubes. New pressure vessel 2004.

Engine

Propeller

3 blades, 14" X 24"
Shaft: 3/4" Stainless Steel

History

New boat, steam plant installed by first owner Chris Trueman, first steamed July 1986. Used on River Dee & Shopshire Union Canal. Purchased Dec 2005 by Paul Self based on R.Tees. Steamed every year since.

Windermere