Bess

Owner: John Liming

Area: UK-South East

Hull

Construction: Hard chine steel hull.
Hull model: Based on a Salcombe Yawl designed by A Salisbury
Built 2004 by A Salisbury
Fit out 2005 by A Salisbury
LOA: 18' 0", LWL: 16' 9", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 10", Displacement: 1000 lbs.
Dark green with white funnel, mid-ship wheel

Boiler

Vertical, steel, 19 fire tubes, capacity 9 ½ gal Built 2002 by A Salisbury
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 100psi psi, Grate area: 0.9 sqft, Heating area: 11 sqft,
Optional fire-door kettle, and pie-oven next to smoke-box

Engine

Single cylinder. 3" X 4"
Built 2002 by A Salisbury
Designed by: A Salisbury
SLRG valve. Stephenson valve gear.

Propeller

3blade,steel,11" X 19"
on-board water tank or canal

History

Built 2005 by Alan Salisbury. Originally christened "India". Renamed "Bess" (with due ceremony) 25 August 2009. Sold 2017 to John Riley

Last Modified: 2017.10.28.