Aurelia

Status: Steaming

Owner: Andy Hopper

Area: UK-Thames

Hull

Launch. Construction: GRP hull with wooden deck and trim.
Hull model: SBA Sylvie launch designed by SBA
Built 2013 by Andy Hopper at Bourne End
Fit out 2013 by Andy Hopper at Bourne End
LOA: 18' 6", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 6",
This GRP hull was from the first batch of the Affordable steam boat hulls, now called the Sylvie. It was made from a Plug in the Clevedon area of Bristol, overseen by Mike Bell of the SBA.

Boiler

Single drum WT Designed by SBA,
Built 2015 by Steamtechnology at Kent England
Fuel: paraffin, Pressure: 140 psi,
Steel drum(s). 0 Cunifer tubes. welded construction, Stainless Steel superheater,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle, siren,
This is a SBAS design WTB2, the design underwent a re evaluation and it is the first build to use Cunifer tube instead of Copper.

Engine

2 cyl compound. 2.5" + 5" X 2.5"
Built 2000 by Jim Buckel at Didcot. OXON
Design: Leak by: AA Leak
pv on HP, balanced sv on LP valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 5 HP
This engine was built by Jim Buckel using the Leak design but scaling it down to the size of a Stuart 6a. It is fabricated throughout and fitted with cast iron liners. It is a substantial engine, compounding easily at 75 PSI, giving a boat speed of 6 mph at 120 PSI. Fitted with a belt driven air pump and Hypro boiler feed pump.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 16" X 24"
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel

History

Aurelia is a new boat launched in 2014, after three years work, all the work was done by the owner, using the GRP Affordable Steam boat Hull.

Added to the register: 2014.06.24. Last Modified: 2023.11.05.