Steamboat Register

Sonor

Owner: P.J. Devrell

Area: UK

Hull

Dinghy. Construction: Clinker wood.
Built by Stanley Goodwin Ltd. at Kidderminster
LOA: 12' 0", Beam: 4' 8", Draft: 1' 6",
Straight stem, transom stern, blue with varnished rubbing strake, 2 seats, tiller steering, 4 mph. GRP sheathed 1984.

Boiler

VFT Built 1983 by J. Gould at Camerton
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 75 psi,
Engine driven pump, injector, fwh. 14" dia x 22" high, 19 x 1" dia tubes, 1 cwt bunker, blower.

Engine

Single. 2 1/4" X 2"
Built 1974 by Peter Devrell at Bath
Design: 5A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. Slip ecc. added 1984 valve gear.
Cast A frame.

Propeller

3 blades, 10" X 14"
Shaft: 5/8" bronze

History

Former motor dinghy hull acquired Feb 1974, plant installed by owner and first steamed 22 Dec 1974. Steamed each year since. 1974 - 82 fitted with 1963 built VFT boiler.

Last Modified: 2014.04.01.