Steamboat Register

Pipedream

Owner: J. & J. Gibbs

Area: UK-Chiltern

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP from carvel plug.
Hull model: Limited Edition designed by Weston Farmer (modified "Feeble") in c
Built 1988 by John Gibbs at Edmonton
Fit out by John Gibbs
LOA: 14' 6", LWL: 13' 0", Beam: 4' 9", Draft: 1' 10",
Cream/maroon, varnished deck, counter stern, twin wheel steering.

Boiler

Oldfeld type WT Built 1997 by John Gibbs at Winchmore Hill, London
Fuel: Propane, Pressure: 100 psi, Heating area: 14 sqft, Output: 200 lbs/hr,
Prop shaft driven fp, condensing. 12 tubes, casing 27" high, 16" dia. Fitted with automatic water level control via float in water gauge, Wkettle, Fired with 13Kg bottle in foredeck.

Engine

Single. 2 1/4" X 2"
Built 1990
Design: 5a by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
cast A frame. Formerly fitted with Trojan IV, No.001 by R.Holmes. (4 turned columns, Kcond, engine driven air & fp, 400 rpm at 100 psi.)

Propeller

3 blades, 14" X 18"

History

Prototype of Limited Edition Steam Launches. Carvel plug based on enlarged FEEBLE design of 1943 by Weston Farmer. First launched 1992. British Waterways reg no: 100222.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.