Silkie

Status: Steaming

Owner: Mark Aaij

Area: Netherlands

Hull

Canopy. Construction: GPR, and Marine plywood.
Built 1985 by Unknown at South England
Fit out 1994 by Richard Mitchell
LOA: 19' 6", LWL: 16' 0", Beam: 6' 0", Draft: 1' 9", Displacement: 3300 lbs.
Silkie has been sold July 2018 to Holland

Boiler

Built 1996 by Richard Mitchell
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 120 psi,
97 tubes.
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, whistle,
During winter 2018/19 new steal tubes fitted.

Engine

History

Acquired 1994, completely fitted out and steam plant installed by owner Richard Mitchell 1994-5. Originally known as JASTELLE. First steamed 1995, steamed each year since. One of two from Aladdin’s Cave on the Hamble. Acquired 2006 by Victor Ware and renamed CAROL ANN. Acquired 2008 by Gudmund Jorgensen and renamed “SILKIE 2” Steamed each year, mainly on Loch Katrine, but also on Loch Ard and Loch Lomond in Scotland. Visited Coniston in England, Stavanger in Norway and Silkeborg in Denmark. Sold 2018 to Holland

Silkie 2 on Loch Katrine