Kitty
Owner: T.A. Bone
Area: UK-East Anglia
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Husky
Built 1978 by Hambrook Marine at Chichester
Fit out by Peter Lewis
LOA: 15' 3", Beam: 5' 10", Draft: 1' 3",
Raked stem, transom stern, varnished mahogany deck, tiller steering.
Boiler
VFT Built 1984 by Keith Butcher at Lowestoft
Fuel: Propane, Pressure: 80 psi, Heating area: 20 sqft, Output: 100 lbs/hr,
Shell 10½"dia x 18" high, 88 tubes .5/8" od x 13" long 18 SWG, hand fp, fw heater, economiser, Barter burner, 4 gall fw.
Engine
Single. 2 1/4" X 2"Built 1978 by P.H. Lewis at Norfolk
Design: 5A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast A frame, engine driven fp, 2:1 reduction gear, Kcond.
Propeller
3 blades, 11" X 15"
Shaft: 5/8" SS,
History
Plant fitted by first owner Peter Lewis to his own spec. Ref: Funnel 17. Jan 1981 to Arthur Gee, Oulton Broad. Acquired 1997.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Jane Smith) 1992