Olive
Owner: Michael Morgan
Area: UK-South East
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Frolic 21
Built 1984 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
LOA: 21' 0", LWL: 19' 6", Beam: 5' 8", Draft: 1' 9",
Counter stern, white, varnished deck and interior.
Boiler
Kingdon type VFT Built 1984 at Storrington
Fuel: Oil, Pressure: 120 psi, Heating area: 32 sqft, Output: 250 lbs/hr,
Shell 24" dia x 29" high, 140 x ½" id x 10" long tubes, hand fp, hotwell, 28 seconds oil, silent vapourising burner, Wkettle, bilge ejector, 20 gall fw tank.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built 1985 by Alex Ritchie at Wrabness
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.304. 2 tfc, 2 cbs, Kcond, Xhead lever driven fp, and Edwards air pump, 450 rpm, 5 IHP.
Propeller
3 blades, 15 3/4" X 25 1/2"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel
History
New launch built to owners requirements, steamed 1500 miles 1985, 400 miles 1986. Ref: Funnel 98. Now owned by Michael Morgan and moored on the Chelmer & Blackwater Navigation in Essex
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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