Tsu-Tsu
Owner: A. Van Veen
Area: Netherlands
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: Carvel larch on ash frames, teak keel.
Built 1911 at Voryd, North Wales
LOA: 19' 10", LWL: 19' 6", Beam: 4' 2", Draft: 1' 6",
Transom stern, blue and white, wheel steering.
Boiler
3-drum WT Built 1980 by Anthony Bever at Swindon
Fuel: paraffin, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 18 sqft, Output: 250 lbs/hr,
No.7. Steam drum 7.5/8" dia, mud drums 3" dia x 24" long, 30 x ½" od tubes 48" long, hand fp, superheater, economiser, Blackstaffe type burner, 12 gall fuel tank, hotwell, 15 gall fw tank, Wkettle.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"Built 1978 by Anthony Bever at Marshfield
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
No.6A-1. tfc, cbs, ecc driven fp, lever driven Edwards air pump, inboard condenser, toothed belt drive Jabsco circulating pump, 600 rpm, 6 IHP.
Propeller
3 blades, 14 1/2" X 27"
Shaft: 1 1/4" manganese
History
Derelict hull acquired in 1974, restored 1976-7, plant fitted 1982, by A. Bever, first steamed at SBA Thames Cruise July 1984. Nov 1994 to Paul Penfold, Chichester. Acquired 1997, steamed regularly.
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(Owner) Loosdrecht