Steamboat Register

Pugwash

Owner: C. Balls

Area: UK-East Anglia

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Strip plank, West System epoxy.
Built 1991 by Chris Balls at Potter Heigham
LOA: 20' 0", LWL: 16' 0", Beam: 5' 0",
Counter stern, varnished.

Boiler

VWT Built 1991 by Precision Steam at Tiverton
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi,
No.705, No.5 size.

Engine

Compound. 2" + 3 1/4" X 2"
Built 1991 by Precision Steam at Tiverton
Designed by: Anthony Bever
No.506. 3 IHP.

Propeller

3 blades, 14" X 20"
Shaft: 3/4" Stainless Steel

History

Built in two halves, bolted together, or can be used separately. First steamed 1992.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.