Steamboat Register

Tecumseh

Owner: M. Givets

Area: New Zealand

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP.
Hull model: Indian Runner designed by Selway Fisher
Built 2002 by Myron Givets at Christchurch
Fit out 2003 by Myron Givets at Christchurch
LOA: 17' 9", LWL: 16' 4", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 9",
Decks and interior in varnished teak. Wheel steering

Boiler

Blackstaff type 3-drum WT Built 2003 by Myron Givets at Christchurch
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Grate area: 1.13 sqft, Heating area: 19.63 sqft,
Xhead driven fp & ap, hand fp, Kcond. Designed by David Beale, steam drum 6 ½" od x 24" long, mud drums 3" od x 24" Long, 14 x ½" od copper WT coils.

Engine

Compound. 2 1/4" X 4"
Built by Alex Ritchie & Myron Givets
Design: 6A (modified) by: Stuart Turner
sv valve. SLRG valve gear.
2tfc, 2cbs, 5HP at 480 rpm. Bought semi completed from Alex Ritchie in 1986 then finished by owner in Hong Kong over the next 2 years.

Propeller

3 blades, 16" X 25"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel

History

New launch, the second of three hulls taken from the 3-part mould, which the owner had commissioned in Christchurch. Fitted out and steam plant installed by owner 2002/3, first steamed Nov 2003.

Last Modified: 2021.03.19.