Graculus

Status: Laid Up - resting

Owner: P. Miller

Area: UK-Wales

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Nell
Built 1980 by Bossom’s Boatyard Ltd. at Oxford
Fit out by Mr. Taylor at Glasgow
LOA: 19' 6", LWL: 17' 3", Beam: 5' 10", Draft: 1' 9", Displacement: 1850 lbs.
Straight stem, counter stern, British Racing Green, mahogany varnished deck and interior wheel steering .

Boiler

VFT Built 2003 by TRS Boiler Makers at Melbourne, Derbyshire
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 175 psi, Grate area: 1.25 sqft, Heating area: 17.6 sqft, Output: 88 lbs/hr,
20" dia X 26" Welded steel shell 108 X 7/8" dia Expanded steel tubes. welded construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Don English injector, Hypro engine driven fp, hand fp, Kcond, JABSCO ap, bilge ejector. New boiler 20"dia & 32" high installed 2004 with 10 gal fw tank & 2 gal hot well. Wkettle.

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 18" X 28"
Shaft: 1 1/4" Stainless Steel

History

The original wooden hull (date built unknown) was found by Derrick Mills and used for a plug mould by Bossoms boatyard. They made many GRP copies of the "Nell" hull in various colours. From 1992 to 2001 this one was owned by John Page and known as Egalité and steamed between1994 and 1997. Purchased by current owner in 2001 the original Anthony Beaver, boiler No.31, 3 drum WTB 165 psi, paraffin, was scraped in 2002 but she was returned to service in 2004 as S.L.Graculus. She has since steamed mostly in Wales until laid up again in 2017. Currently waiting for the owner to retire from paid employment.

Milford Haven 2011