Mazeppa

Status: Steaming

Owner: Graham Clark

Area: UK

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: Plywood and epoxy, West System.
Hull model: To owner designed by Glyn Lancaster Jones at Port Dinorwic. in 2008
Built 2009 by Elegance Launches at Port Dinorwic
Fit out 2009 by Glyn Lancaster Jones at Port Dinorwic
LOA: 17' 10", LWL: 17' 10", Beam: 6' 2", Draft: 2' 0", Displacement: 1949 lbs.
Air draft 6-ft 4-ins. Slightly curved transom stern. Two bilge keels. Builder's hull No 1029, SSR No 142752.

Boiler

Lune Valley type 2-drum HWT Designed by Glyn Lancaster Jones,
Built 2008 by Glyn Lancaster Jones at Port Dinorwic
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 150 psi, Heating area: 14 sqft,
5.91" dia X 18" long Steel drum(s). 17 X 0.84" dia Steel tubes. weld less, drum ends attached by single stay construction,
selectable condensing or non-condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, steam feed pump, feed water heater, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Anthony Bever rotary scotch-crank steam feed pump fitted. This is a design that uses a ST no 4 cylinder. Superheater removed entirely after failure in 2021 and the engine now runs on wet steam. Exhaust can be deflected to condense or to puff. Crosshead-driven air pump returns condensate to oil separator/hotwell.

Engine

2 cyl compound. X 3"
Built 1984 by D.C. Burnage at Bedford
Design: Burnage by: Derek Burnage
Slide valve. SLRG valve gear.
Power: 4 HP
Bar framed. Crosshead-driven feed and air pumps. This engine ex-Bruin.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 16" X 23"
Boss 3 1/2-ins long, taper 1-in-12 on the diameter.

History

Built new for Adrian Birtles in 2009, 'Mazeppa' passed to Mark Rudall in 2017 and was mainly used on the River Wey navigations or the Thames. Sold in July 2023 she is now based in the York area under the ownership of Dr Graham Clark.

Added to the register: 2014.06.27. Last Modified: 2024.01.06.