Lunar

Owner: W. Findlay

Area: UK-Thames

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Clinker mahogany.
Hull in Buil
Built 1981 by J.W. Belton at Teignmouth
LOA: 14' 0", Beam: 5' 3",
Varnished, tiller steering.

Boiler

3-drum WT Built 1989 by Anthony Bever at Swindon
Fuel: paraffin, Pressure: 100 psi,
No.25, , top drum 7.7/8" dia x 24" long, 28 x .5/8" tubes, casing 25" x 28" x 18", Wkettle. Fitted 1993.

Engine

Propeller

3 blades, 12" X 14"

History

New as UNA of SHALDON, fitted out as a steamer with Stuart Turner 5A and Clarkson type WTB by Ken Sclater, Shaldon. Acquired and renamed LUNA by Barry Hughes, Northam, Devon, Acquired October 1992 by Robin Macgregor Grieve, fresh steam plant fitted 1993, renamed again, laid up 1997-8. Acquired Oct 1998, steamed each year since.

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