Steamboat Register

Laughing Water

Owner: A. Walshaw

Area: UK-North

Hull

Canoe. Construction: Carvel wood.
Built c191 by Franklin at Pangbourne
LOA: 20' 0", LWL: 19' 6", Beam: 4' 0",
Varnished, 6 seats, wheel steering, 7 mph.

Boiler

Locomotive type Built 1983 by Langley Engineering at Cowfold
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Grate area: 1 sqft,
14" dia x 3' long, 29 x .7/8" od tubes 18" long, injector, superheater, fw heater, FD, 1½ cwt bunker, bilge ejector.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/2" + 4 1/2" X 2 1/2"
Built 1990 by Tony Walshaw at Witherslack, Cumbria
No.391. On 4 turned columns, pv, Hackworth radial valve gear, gear driven fp.

Propeller

3 blades, 15" X 25"
Shaft: 3/4" Stainless Steel

History

Former River Thames canoe, on Windermere since c1920, owned by J. Hutchinson, c1974-84, acquired by owner, restored and plant fitted 1982-3. (Formerly had 2.1/2" x 2.1/4" single.)

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.