Nellie
Owner: E.F.A. Heyt
Area: Netherlands
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Built 1979
LOA: 19' 0", LWL: 18' 0", Beam: 4' 8", Draft: 1' 5",
Built in Norway, simulated clinker, double-ended, white.
Boiler
VWT Built 1983
Fuel: LPG, Pressure: 143 psi, Grate area: 0.84 sqft, Heating area: 14½ sqft, Output: 200 lbs/hr,
One drum, steam drum 6" dia x 22" long, casing 22" dia x 3' 6" high, superheater 3 sqft, economiser 6 sqft, fitted 1992.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built 1978
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
2 tfc, 2 cbs, shrink fitted crankshaft, clamped ecc sheaves in two parts, Kcond, about 2 IHP at 230 rpm cruising speed. Fitted 1988.
Propeller
3 blades, 16" X 25"
Shaft: 1 1/8" SS
History
Hull acquired 1979 as a rowing boat with built in buoyancy tanks, fitted out and steam plant installed by owner. First steamed 1992, approx miles steamed 1995 - 35; 1996 - 35; 1997 - 40; 1998 - 25.
Last Modified: 2017.10.27.
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