Penelope
Owner: R.L. Stant
Area: UK-Midlands
Hull
Cabin/Saloon Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Hull in Buil
Built by Island Plastics Ltd. at Ryde, Isle of Wight
Fit out 1973 by Rupert Stant
LOA: 17' 6", LWL: 16' 6", Beam: 6' 2", Draft: 2' 3",
White, blue upperworks, 2 berths, galley, toilet. 12v electrics and nav lights. Full awnings to enclose stern.
Boiler
2-drum HWT Built 1980 by Rupert Stant
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 100 psi, Grate area: ¾ sqft, Heating area: 24 sqft,
Headers 9½" dia x 30" long, 4 vertical tubes, casing 18" x 18" x 3' 6", hand fp, 4 sqft superheater, 1¼ sqft fw heater, blower.
Engine
Twin. 2 1/4" + 2 1/4" X 2"Built by Rupert Stant at Leicester
Design: Double 5A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frames, chain driven 1/3 engine speed fp, Kcond., 800 rpm maximum, 3 IHP, Poly ‘V’ belt drive 3:2 reduction to shaft.
Propeller
3 blades, 15" X 15"
Shaft: 1" phosphor
History
New boat, plant installed by owner 1986, first steamed March 1987, and steamed most years since. Total weight on 4 wheel trailer 30cwt.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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