Steamboat Register

Naiad

Owner: J.A. Beveridge

Area: UK-North East

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Strip plank, cedar and epoxy composite.
Hull model: Indian Runner 21 designed by Selway Fisher
Built 1999 by John Beveridge at Ebchester
LOA: 21' 6", LWL: 20' 6", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 2' 0",
Wheel steering, green, varnished mahogany deck and interior.

Boiler

VFT Built 1999 by Franklin & Bell at Gloucester
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Grate area: 1½ sqft, Heating area: 24 sqft, Output: 240 lbs/hr,
Welded steel, shell 22" dia x 30" high, 109 x 1" od x 12 gauge tubes 15" long, Wkettle, independant vertical 1½" x 2" Southworth fp.

Engine

Twin. 2 1/2" + 2 1/2" X 2 1/2"
Built 1998 by Great Northern Steam Co. at Middlesbrough
Designed by: Cyril Taylor
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
On 6 turned columns, 500 rpm, 4 IHP, non-condensing.

Propeller

3 blades, 18" X 26"
Shaft: 1" SS

History

New launch, built to Selway Fisher 21' Indian Runner design, with lines taken from AMARYLLIS. Steam plant fitted 2000.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.