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Maasnymph

Status: Under Construction

Owner: D. Boutkam

Area: Netherlands


Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Clinker mahogany on oak.
Hull model: Yacht Tender designed by Unknown
Built by Unknown at The Netherlands
Fit out 2014 at Rotterdam erea
LOA: 18' 4", Beam: 6' 4", Draft: 2' 0", Displacement: 1870 lbs.

Boiler

V centre drum WT Designed by SBA,
Pressure: 115 psi,

Engine

2-crank Compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"
Built 2014 by Owner
Design: 6A (modified) by: Stuart Turner Ltd. Henley-on-Thames
Balanced slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 5 HP
Engine is under construction, fitted with 2"taller bronze cast collumns, designed by Alex Ritchie.

History

Hull by unknown builder and unkown vintage, fitted out with an 18HP Yanmar diesel engine. Boat acquired in 2012. To be converted to steam with a modified Stuart Turner 6A engine and a vertical centre drum watertube boiler.


Added to the register: 2014.05.10. Last Modified: 2021.03.27.


First launch,

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In-line boring of the LP cilinger


In-line boring of the crankshaft bearings





Machining of the cranks


Auxiliary boiler feed pump