Steamboat Register

Safanny

Owner: B. Abram

Area: UK-North

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Plywood and epoxy.
Hull model: Fanny designed by Selway Fisher
Built 1996 by Barry Abram at Lancaster
LOA: 15' 3", Beam: 6' 4",
Dark blue, varnished deck and interior.

Boiler

Illingworth type WT Built 1992 by A.J.A. Hanhart
Fuel: paraffin, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 12 sqft,
Steel clad, 20" dia x 32" high, centre drum 6" dia x 24" long, 32 tubes x 15mm od x 32" long, Lune Valley burner.

Engine

Compound. 1 3/4" + 2 1/2" X 2"
Built 1980 by A.J.A. Hanhart at Ruislip
Designed by: Clarkson
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Cast trunk guides, ecc drivn fp, Kcond.

Propeller

16" X 14"
Shaft: 3/4" Stainless Steel

History

Design commissioned by the BOATMAN magazine under the name “Fanny the Fantail Launch”, magazine closed before first could be built. Built to owners requirements and steam plant from ALYS II installed.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.