Steamboat Register

Orion

Area: Netherlands

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Steel.
Hull in Owne
Built 1996 by Frank Fontijn at Amsterdam
LOA: 21' 0", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 2' 0", Displacement: ~1300 lbs.
Counter stern, hydraulic wheel steering, blue and cream.

Boiler

VFT Built 1980 by T. Kraay
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 70 psi, Heating area: 10 sqft,
Ecc driven fp, shaft driven ap and circulating pumps, surface cond. 16" dia x .3/8" solid drawn tube, 19 x 1¼" od tubes 15¼" long, injector.

Engine

Single. 2 1/4" X 2"
Built 1997 by Frank Fontijn
Design: 5A Cygnet by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frame, ecc driven fp, shaft driven air and circulating pumps, surface condenser.

Propeller

3 blades, aluminium, 11" X 13 1/2"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel

History

Designed and built by owner, Frenk Fontijn. Steam plant formerly used in a 12' steel hull. First steamed 10th June 1998. Sold Feb 2005.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.