Bluebell
Status: Active use
Owner: Eileen Wallace
Area: UK-North West
Hull
Saloon Launch.
Construction: Strip plank, West System epoxy.
Hull model: Patricia designed by Self+Wolstenholme in 2013
Built 2013 by Patterson Boatworks at Hawkshead
Fit out 2013 by Patterson Boatworks at Hawshead
LOA: 28' 0", LWL: 27' 0", Beam: 7' 6", Draft: 3' 0",
Boiler
SBA VFT 105 Designed by Kevin Slater,
Built 2013 by T.R.S. Boiler Makers at Melbourne, Derbyshire
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi, Heating area: 38 sqft,
100+ tubes.
engine driven pump, hand pump, Windermere kettle, whistle,
Engine
2 cyl compound.Built 2013 by J Maltby & Son at Crackenthorpe
Design: 2.75+4.5x4.5 by: Cyril Taylor
Slide valve. Power: HP HP
History
Bluebell Was launched in 2013 and named in 2014 (see Funnel edition Summer 2014). She is currently steamed frequently on Windermere as her owner and leading stoker become familiar with the operation of a steamboat
Added to the register: 2015.05.14. Last Modified: 2021.03.19.
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Bluebell in Pull Wyke from Shamrock
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