Ardbeg

Status: Active use

Owner: Adrian Greco

Area: UK-Scotland

Hull

Launch. Construction: Clinker.
Hull model: Cabin Launch designed by Richard Mitchell at Selsey in 2007
Built 2007 by Richard Mitchell at Selsey
Fit out 2006 by Richard Mitchell at Selsey
LOA: 28' 0", LWL: 27' 0", Beam: 6' 0", Draft: 2' 0",
Hull marine ply clinker soaked in epoxy resin. Built in owner's garage.

Boiler

Built 2005
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 250 psi,
24" dia Steel barrel. 200 X 3/4" dia Expanded steel tubes.
condensing, engine driven pump, forced draft fan, hand pump, injector, steam feed pump, electric feed pump, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Original boiler was built by owner with boiler inspector approval .

Engine

2 cyl compound.
Built 1898 by Liquid Fuel Engineering Co. Ltd.
Design: 10 hp by: LIFU
Piston valve. SLRG with double-bar marine links valve gear.
Power: 7 HP
In 2022 this boat is undergoing a major refit to replace the original 2 cylinder oscillating engine with a rebuilt Lifu 10HP engine. Complete with new prop. shaft and new propeller. The boiler has been professionally re-assessed, re-tubed with steel fire tubes and uprated to operate at 250 psi.as required for correct operation of the Lifu engine. Expected return to service around April 2023.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades,
Shaft: 1" Stainless Steel
2022 new propeller fitted.

Added to the register: 2014.08.19. Last Modified: 2022.12.13.