Steamboat Register

Lady Sara

Owner: G. Chesterman

Area: UK-East Anglia

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Frolic 18 designed by Rupert Latham in n
Built 1981 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
Fit out 1981 by Steam & Electric Launch Co. at Wroxham
LOA: 18' 0", LWL: 17' 0", Beam: 4' 6", Draft: 1' 6", Displacement: 12 lbs.
Straight stem, counter stern, white, varnished oak and pine deck and interior, brass trim, tiller steering.

Boiler

2-drum WT Built 2004 by Century Millwrights
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 100 psi, Grate area: 100 sqft, Heating area: 12 sqft,
Puffing, fp driven by push rod from Xhead, hand fp, injector, bilge ejector. Completely new pressure vessel fitted in 2004 within the original steel casing. ½ cwt bunker.

Engine

Single. 2 1/2" X 3"
Built 1981 by Thames Steam Launch Co.
Designed by: David King
SLRG valve gear.
Modified in 1995 and 2004.

Propeller

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

History

The original ‘Frolic’ hull, built, fitted out and plant installed by R. Latham, named FROLIC. First steamed May 1981. Sept 1981 acquired by John A. Pearce, Nottingham and renamed. Acquired July 1988, Steamed each year since. Now registered under a ‘flag of convenience’ in Monrovia (Liberia) but operating in the UK on the Fens.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.