Lady Constance
Owner: R.E. Knott
Area: UK-Solent
Hull
Cabin/Saloon Launch.
Construction: Marine ply strip and epoxy, diagonally opposed. 3l.
Hull model: Athena (modified) designed by Glyn Lancaster Jones
Built 2004 by Traditional Boat Shop at Dinorwic
Fit out 2006 by Glyn Lancaster Jones
LOA: 26' 4", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 1' 6", Displacement: 1250kg lbs.
Modified Athena class with aft saloon. Schilling rudder
Boiler
Lune Valley type 2-drum WT Built 2003 by Glyn Lancaster Jones
Fuel: Oil, Pressure: 150 psi,
fp, ap, condenser (20" vacuum) Modified GLJ/Wilkinson/Haas No.9 4-jet vapourising burner using pressurised 28 sec kerosene heating oil.
Engine
Compound. 2 1/2" + 5" X 3"Built 2004 by Sam Wilkinson
Design: Savery style sv valve. No.23. 6 hp at 600 rpm. Based on a Savery design of 1914.
Propeller
Narrow blades, 16" X 26"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel
History
Commissioned as a new build but strictly to an Edwardian design in late 2002. Completed and delivered in 2006. Built to the maximum length easily trailerable. Only the minimum of electrics but not to include boiler control (I can be stubborn!)
Last Modified: 2014.04.01.
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(David Beale) Poole 2006
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