Status: Steaming
Owner: John and Astrid Richardson
Area: UK South East
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.
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,
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.
Maiden steaming was on Bewl Water near Lamberhurst, Kent 9th April 2015