Maid of Fairlee
Owner: N.F. Godfrey
Area: UK-Solent
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Frolic 21
Built 1988 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 18' 3", Beam: 5' 6",
White, varnished iroko interior, counter stern, wheel steering.
Boiler
Blackstaffe type 3-drum WT Built 1989 by Precision Steam at Tiverton
Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 1ΒΌ sqft,
No.301, No.3 size, o/a length 2' 6", SS casing with wood lagging, hand fp, separate auxiliary Weir type fp, Southworth Engines design, built by owner.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built 1988 by Norman Godfrey at Newport, I.O.W
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
2 tfc, 2 cbs, Xhead lever driven fp and air pump.
Propeller
3 blades, 16" X 25"
Shaft: 1 1/8" bronze.
History
New launch entirely fitted out by owner 1989-90, first steamed Jan 1991, and first steamed on water July 1991. Ref: Funnel 97.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Owner) 1991