Pluto

Status: Active use

Owner: Friedrich W. Busch

Area: Germany

Hull

open launch with canopy. Construction: Strip plank /epoxy, teak deck, interior varnished .
Hull model: Replica LIFU yacht tender designed by John King
Built 2007 by Yachtwerft Dick at Heikendorf/Kiel, Germany
Fit out by owner
LOA: 30' 0", LWL: 27' 11", Beam: 6' 5", Displacement: 3960 lbs.

Boiler

LIFU type 3-drum WT Built 1992 by J. Alex Ritchie at Wrabness
Fuel: Oil, Pressure: 250 psi, Output: 770 lbs/hr,
Steel drum(s). 148 X 5/8" dia Copper tubes. Steel drums, copper tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, steam feed pump, whistle, siren,

Engine

Compound. 3.25" + 7.25" X 5"
Built 1902 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd. at Cowes
pv valve. SLRG valve gear.
Power: 25 HP
No. CR219. 25 hp at 500 rpm. Geared down engine driven feed pump and air compressor, vacuum pump off LP crosshead. Mollerup lubricator.

Propeller

3 blades, Right Hand, 28" X 32"
Shaft: 1.4" Stainless Steel

History

Engine, auxiliary Worthington fp, funnel, rudder gear with ebony handle and most boiler and deck fittings ex LIFU tender to Lord Brassey´s schooner "Sunbeam". Plant in "Mary Anne", then in "Bruin II" ( John Murch, J. Alex Ritchie). New hull designed by John King as an as close as possible replica of a LIFU yacht tender using LIFU archive material. Missing fittings reproduced to LIFU specifications.

Last Modified: 2021.03.12.

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