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Lady Amanda

Status: Steaming

Owner: John and Astrid Richardson

Area: UK South East


Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP with wooden decking and interior ..
Hull model: SBA Sylvie launch designed by John King at Dorset
Built 2013 by Jo Line at Weston super Mare
Fit out 2014 by Steve Jordan (woodwork) at Penarth
LOA: 18' 7", LWL: 17' 6", Beam: 4' 10", Draft: 1' 11", Displacement: 1454 lbs.

Boiler

3 Drum weldless. Designed by John King,
Built 2014 by John Richardson at Buxted, East Sussex
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 250 psi, Heating area: 29 sqft, Output: Sufficient! lbs/hr,
Seamless steel drum(s). 196 X 12mm diameter Cunifer tubes.
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, steam feed pump, feed water heater, whistle,

Engine

Double acting twin . 2.5" + 2.5" X 2.5"
Built 2013 by John Richardson at Buxted, East Sussex
Design: Twin by: Cyril Taylor
Slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Crankshaft, connecting rods, crossheads and all valve gear components to builder's own design.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 18" X 28"
Shaft: 1.00" Stainless Steel
Originally 18" X 12" re-pitched by FAL propellers (Scotland) to current size.


History

Maiden steaming was on Bewl Water near Lamberhurst, Kent 9th April 2015


Added to the register: 2014.08.08. Last Modified: 2021.03.19.


Maiden steaming, Bewl Water 09/04/2015

Photos


How the boat yard managed to achieve this we will never know - and they won't own up!


Original air pump - actually a brake exhauster from a Peugeot 205 diesel car!


Southworth 12" Weir type vertical feed pump.


Taylor Twin engine and Southworth feed pump.


Maiden steaming 2


Maiden steaming 3


Maiden steaming 4


Latest pump installation - 2017.