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Orinda

Status: Steaming

Owner: Peter McCormick

Area: UK-North East


Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Strip plank, cedar (½.
Hull model: felix15 designed by Selway Fisher
Built 2010 by owner at east yorkshire
Fit out 2010 at east yorkshire
LOA: 15' 3", Beam: 5' 6", Draft: 1' 3", Displacement: 1408 lbs.
Iroko keel and ribs, mahogany deck, coamings and seating. wheel steering, emegency tiller

Boiler

VFT Designed by David Beale,
Built by H. Holt at east yorkshire
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 125 psi,
Steel barrel. Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, forced draft fan, hand pump, whistle,
Two engine driven pumps, main 3:1 double acting chain driven, reserve single acting direct.

Engine

Single cylinder. 2.5" X 2.5"
Built 2010 at east yorkshire
Design: T1 by: Cyril Taylor
Balanced slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 1.5 HP
Wick lubricated, bronze rings. alternative 24v motor, clutch changeover steam to electric.

Propeller

Steel, 4 blades, Left Hand, 14" X 28"
Shaft: 0.875" Stainless Steel
Welded and epoxy coated by owner. swept blades


Added to the register: 2014.06.02. Last Modified: 2021.04.01.


Billabong tests

Photos


Interior pre launch


Interior pre launch


Selby Canal