Steamboat Register

Mudlark

Owner: the late D.J. Harding

Area: UK-West Midlands

Hull

Cabin/Saloon Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Fisherboat
Built 1974 by Dell Quay at Chichester
LOA: 18' 7", LWL: 16' 0", Beam: 6' 7", Draft: 3' 0",
Raked stem, cruiser stern, black, green deck, varnished mid-ships cabin, 2 berths, wheel steering.

Boiler

VFT Built 1975 by Abbott & Co. at Newark
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 1 sqft, Heating area: 19 sqft, Output: 200 lbs/hr,
No.A25655, welded shell .3/8" plate, 18" dia x 50" high, 37 x 1¼" od tubes, 3 cwt bunker, Buffalo injector, 35 gall fw tank, electric blower, Wkettle, bilge ejector.

Engine

Single. 4 3/4" X 5"
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
400 rpm, belt driven fp, non-condensing, belt drive to shaft.

Propeller

3 blades, 15" X 22"
Shaft: 1" SS,

History

‘Fisherboat’ double ended fishing boat hull, fitted out and plant installed by owner and Jim Calder. First steamed 1976. Steamed most years since. Engine formerly in Leeds & Liverpool Canal launch DART, much rebuilt.

Last Modified: 2019.05.01.