Serena
Status: No longer a Steamer - Converted to Electric
Owner: W.A. Selby
Area: UK-Solent
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Carvel teak.
LOA: 18' 3", LWL: 18' 1", Beam: 5' 5", Draft: 1' 7",
Straight stem, transom stern, green, 8 seats, tiller steering, 4 mph.
Boiler
V shell, cross WT Built 1946
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 115 psi,
‘B’ size, No.9597, hand fp, injector, fw heater, ¾ cwt bunker, hotwell, 12 gall fw tank, Wkettle. Fitted 1986.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 5" X 3"Built 1998
pv on HP, sv on LP valve. SLRG valve gear.
On 6 turned columns, engine driven fp and air pump. Fitted 2000.
Propeller
3 blades, 13" X 20"
History
Former yacht’s tender hull, acquired May 1979, restored and plant fitted by owners 1982-3. First steamed 1983 with Merryweather No.9596. Laid up 1989-1992. Formerly fitted with Stuart Turner ‘S’ type No. 61.
Last Modified: 2015.05.21.
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