Rosamala
Status: Dismantled - Scrapped
Owner: R.N. Powell
Area: UK-South West
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Clinker wood.
Built by Salcombe Power Craft at Salcombe, Devon
LOA: 14' 0", Beam: 5' 4", Draft: 1' 0",
Transom stern, tiller steering.
Boiler
2-drum HWT Built 1989 by Roger Powell at Fownhope, Hereford
Fuel: paraffin, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 1 sqft, Heating area: 10 sqft,
Drums 6" dia x 18" long; 20 x 7/16" id copper tubes; casing 24" x 26" x 18" high; hand fp.; superheater, 5 gall, fw tank.
Engine
Single. 2 3/4" X 3 1/2"Built 1880
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
On 4 turned columns. Ecc driven fp; 200 rpm, 2 IHP.; Kcondondenser. 2:1 step-up toothed-belt drive.
Propeller
3 blades, Right Hand, 12" X 24"
Shaft: 5/8" Stainless Steel
400 rpm
History
Former motor launch hull owned by B. Allen, Bredon Boatyard. Acquired 1987; restored and GRP sheathed by owner and steam plant fitted 1989. First steamed June 1989. Engine believed built in Australia 1978-84 fitted in DAFFODIL. The rot finally did for the hull Engine sold to Phil McCabe. Boiler dismantled.
Last Modified: 2022.01.23.
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(Don Merrett) Sharpness, 1989