Sara May
Owner: B. Fisher
Area: UK
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP.
Built by Bossom’s Boatyard Ltd. at Oxford
Fit out by Brian Fisher
LOA: 14' 3",
White, varnished deck and interior, tiller steering.
Boiler
Blackstaffe type 3-drum WT Built by Brian Fisher
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 100 psi, Heating area: 10 sqft,
Engine
Twin. 2" + 2" X 2"Built by Brian Fisher
Designed by: Brian Fisher
sv valve. Marshall Radial valve gear.
Designed around Stuart Turner No.1 castings on fabricated bedplate and crankshaft, on 6 turned columns, engine driven fp, Kcond.
Propeller
12" X 16"
Shaft: 3/4" with
History
New launch, entirely built and fitted out by owner to his own designs. First steamed Sept 1996. Ref: Model Engineer No.4052, 10th Oct 1997.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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