Stimmaren

Status: Steaming

Owner: J. Soderberg

Website: http://www.facebook.com/stimmaren/

Area: Sweden

Hull

Cabin/Saloon Launch. Construction: GRP, simulated clinker.
Hull model: Adskar 26 designed by Traditional at Sweden
Built 1982 by Nils Gullberg at Knutby
Fit out 1993 by Sven Jonsson at Sweden
LOA: 26' 3", Beam: 8' 8", Draft: 2' 9", Displacement: 6820 lbs.
wheel steering, varnished mahogany saloon.

Boiler

Vertical Built 2004 by Sven Jönsson at Stockholm
Fuel: wood, Pressure: 147 psi, Grate area: 1 sqft, Heating area: 32 sqft, Output: 110 lbs/hr,
19.69" dia X 31.5" high Welded steel shell barrel. 30 X 1.67" dia Steel tubes. Welded steel construction, Stainless Steel superheater,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Economiser.

Engine

Propeller

Stainless Steel, 3 blades, Left Hand, 29" X 25"
Shaft: 1.4" Stainless Steel
Blade area reduced by cutting the blades almost in half lengthwise. The forward leading edge rounded to a wing profile. The propeller found to run quiet and very efficient after this.

History

1983-1993 Designed, fitted out and plant installed by Sven Jönsson, 1 cyl high pressure 1993-jul-5 Launched i Stockholm 1995 Slide valve replaced by piston valve, other improvements, 5 knots, 12,5 kg wood per hour 2004 New boiler 2006 New engine, twin high pressure, joy valve gear, piston valve, direct drive Engine consumes far to much steam, low speed as a result, max 3,5 - 4 knots, 15 kg wood per hour 2009 New engine optimised for low steam consumption: woolf compound, separate admission control of hp, high expansion and cyl volume ratio, surface condenser, two stage feed water preheat, accurate feed water flow, later: steam dryer+superheater, economiser. 6 kg wood per hour at 5 knots. Max speed 5,5 knots.

(Owner) newly launched, 1993

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