Steamboat Register

Whippet

Status: Laid up/In Storage

Owner: Edward Thring

Area: UK-South West

Hull

Canopy. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Patricia designed by Bossums at Oxford
Built by Bossom’s Boatyard Ltd. at Oxford
Fit out by Started by Edward Thring at Surrey
LOA: 31' 9", LWL: 30' 2", Beam: 6' 6", Draft: 2' 0",
Tunnel stern , weed hatch . Focsle and stern lockers , storage in/under seats . Hull bought almost bare 1992 from MR Coates Marine , Whitby. Some work undertaken by owner most of visible and finer work done by Kevin Halcrow at Lakeland Wooden Boats , Kendal .

Boiler

VFT Designed by Reg Dynes & David Sykes,
Built 1994 by David Sykes & Edward Thring at Norfolk
Fuel: Coal, Grate area: 3.142 sqft,
Steel barrel. 141 Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle, siren,
141 x 1" od tubes 17" long, Kettle can fit standard 7 1/4" steamer inserts for cooking

Engine

Triple Expansion. X 4"
Built 1992 by J Maltby & Son at Crackenthorpe
Designed by: Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co.
pv on HP & IP, sv on LP valve. SLRG with double-bar marine links valve gear.
On 8 turned stainless columns.. Castings imported in 1992 & machining started by David Sykes in Norfolk ; work taken over by John Maltby after David Sykes' workshop burnt down . A considerable amount of redesign was carried out by John Maltby and the engine was completed in 2011 . With no condenser , open LP drain , 6' uninsulated steam pipe 6 1/2 hp was produced on a brake. Installed in hull in 2012 .

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, 20" X 36"

History

Bought as nearly naked hull in 1992 . Launched 2012 . Cushions added 2013 . Removable canopy and side curtains added 2015

Last Modified: 2024.06.18.

Trent Rally 2015 picture by Ian Cross