Minnow

Status: Steaming

Owner: D. Biss

Area: UK-South West

Hull

Dinghy. Construction: Cold-moulded mahogany (3 x 1/8.
Hull designed by Weston Farmer
Built 1993 by Walter Stiles at Kingsbridge
Fit out 2001 by David Biss
LOA: 10' 0", Beam: 4' 0", Draft: 1' 4",
Straight stem, transom stern, varnished, yoke steering.

Boiler

Blackstaffe type 3-drum HWT Built 1997 by K.Denner
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 60 psi,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater,
Ecc driven fp & vp, hand fp, injector, Kcond, bilge ejector Copper, approx 14" x 14" x 14", 2 gal hotwell

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 10" X 17"
Shaft: 5/8" bronze

History

Steam plant removed 1996 & boiler re-used in Agenoria. Purchased Nov 1999 by Dave Biss & original engine re-installed with new boiler. 2021 boiler retubed & engine/pumps overhauled. Pending return to steam.

Salcombe 2005 (Bernard Webb)