Nyra

Status: Laid Up

Hull

Canoe. Construction: Carvel mahogany and teak.
Built 1910 by Hobbs & Son at Henley-on-Thames
LOA: 27' 6", LWL: 27' 2", Beam: 4' 6", Draft: 2' 3", Displacement: 2200 lbs.
Varnished, canvas camping cover, wheel steering.

Boiler

Side fired Locomotive type Built 1983 by Langley Engineering at Storrington
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Grate area: 1 sqft, Heating area: 20 sqft, Output: 300 lbs/hr,
14" dia X 38" long Steel barrel. 42 steel & Kunifer tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction, copper/bronze superheater,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle, siren,
38 x 7/8" and 4 x 1½" tubes 18" long, Penberthy injector, hotwell, 14 gall fw tank, bilge ejector, ash ejector, Wkettle, hand fp.

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 15 1/2" X 28"
Shaft: 7/8" Stainless Steel
Copy of an original Simpson Strickland propeller (ex Artemis), re-pitched in 1995 from 20" to 28" to match original specification for the engine.

History

Former electric canoe hull, acquired derelict 1983, restored, plant fitted by owner, first steamed 6th July 1986. (Previously fitted with owner built 21/4" + 33/4" x 21/2") Currently laid up.

Windermere, 1997 (Lyn Smith)