Steamboat Register

Phoenix

Status: Steaming

Owner: Five owners....

Website: http://www.stoomboot-phoenix.nl

Area: Netherlands west region near Leiden

Hull

Launch. Construction: Riveted iron hull and steel welded deck.
Built 1920 by Unknown at Netherlands
LOA: 23' 9", LWL: 23' 0", Beam: 6' 11", Draft: 2' 11",
History of the hull is unknown. It was probably used as a small tug boat on the Dutch lakes to tow sailing boats to and from the lake and was fitted with a petrol engine. We bought the hull when it was fitted with a Peugeot diesel engine. It was in a very poor condition and we replaced about 1/3 of the hull plates. All plates were riveted back into place. The deck is new and welded. All woodwork is made from teak.

Boiler

Merryweather & Sons Built 2006 by Own workshop at Netherlands
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 118 psi,
Steel drum(s). 65 X 0.89" dia Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, steam feed pump, feed water heater, whistle, siren,
The boiler is original from a Merryweather Valiant steam Fire Engine. The complete steam plant was bought in the 1990’s from John Hallam of Whitley Bay and was displayed at rallies on many occasions in the Netherlands, Germany and Great Britain. Only the boiler is fitted in the boat, not the fire pump. It takes about one hour to remove the boiler from the boat and re-fit the pump. In 2006 the boiler was totally renewed in our own workshop. The only original part used was the top of the outer shell. Every two years we take the boiler apart for Lloyds inspection.

Engine

Single cylinder.
Built 1877 by unknown at USA
Designed by: unknown
Slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.
The engine was probably made in the USA. The Stephenson reversing gear is not original and was added by a former engine owner. During restoration it was fitted with new piston, piston rings, crankshaft, all bearings, eccentrics, eccentric for the beam, beam, homemade Edwards pump, circulation pump and boiler feed-pump.

Propeller

Bronze, 4 blades, Right Hand,

History

In 2009 the Phoenix was assembled from scratch. In 2010 we made our maiden voyage and since then every summer, trips are made around the lakes in the western part of Holland near Leiden. In 2014 we made a round trip to Utrecht and steamed for eight consecutive days without any problems, a distance of 200 km. Every winter we make technical improvements: see our website: www.stoomboot-phoenix.nl for all our activities.

Added to the register: 2015.02.02. Last Modified: 2015.02.07.

Steaming near Leiden on the "Kagerplassen"

Photos

Helmsman and stoker on the rear. At the front six passenger seats.	Home made Edwards pump, circulation pump and boiler feedpump, driven by beam from crankshaft.	On top boiler pressure (max 8 bar), left vacuum (60 cm) right engine pressure
Casco before restauration april 2009	First steam test, boiler with the Merryweather Valiant steampump	hull with new deck
Ready for maiden trip august 2010		Event at the museum shipyard Vreeswijk, near Utrecht