Melissa
Status: Steaming
Owner: Ian Bucknall
Area: UK South East
Hull
Open Launch.
Construction: GRP. Deck & interior lined with mahogany veneer..
Hull model: Limited Edition
Built by Gibbs & Thurston at Edmonton
Fit out 2001 by M.G. Thomas
LOA: 14' 6", LWL: 13' 0", Beam: 4' 9", Draft: 1' 10",
Counter stern. White hull with green trim above straking rail. Planked & varnished deck. Bench seats in stern. Two steering wheels.
Boiler
VFT Built 2002 by TRS Boiler Makers at Derby
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 125 psi, Output: 65 lbs/hr,
Xhead driven fp & ap, hand fp, injector, fwh, condenser. Type VFT101 (currently known as VFT100 in SBA Design Library). Steel, 15" dia x 28" high. 72 tubes. T&G cedar cladding. High lift safety valve. Blower and steam whistle. All bronze fittings. Copper Table Y pipework. Boiler tubes renewed 2013.
Engine
Single. 2 1/4" X 2"Built 1991 by MG Thomas
Design: 5A by: Stuart Turner
Incorporates Anthony Beaver modifications - taller column, larger bearings and eccentrics. Automatic positive displacement lubrication. Original "D" slide valve replaced by piston valve by Malcolm Gwyn Thomas.
Propeller
Stainless Steel, 3 blades, 14" X 20"
RH
History
Bare hull aquired 2000 and fitted out by former owner Malcolm Gwyn Thomas who refined operation of steam plant and boat during subsequent years. Acquired by present owner in 2015.
Last Modified: 2021.03.19.
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Beale Park 2015
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