Status: No longer a Steamer - Converted to motor
Owner: Sam Leese
Area: UK-West Midlands
Canal boat.
Construction: Steel.
Hull model: Canal Boat designed by Generic at Staffordshire in 2009
Built 2009 by Nick Thorpe at Staffordshire
Fit out 2009 at Staffordshire
LOA: 56' 0", Beam: 6' 6", Draft: 3' 0",
Modified SBA VFT 26 inch Designed by David Beale,
Built 2015 by T.R.S. Boiler Makers at Melbourne, Derbyshire
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 140 psi, Grate area: 3,2 sqft, Output: 250 lbs/hr,
26" dia Steel barrel. 204 X 3/8" dia Steel tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
non-condensing, engine driven pump, injector, steam feed pump, whistle,
Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 28" X 32"
Shaft: > 2" Steel Truck Drive Sh
Now a diesel driven boat. Based on Staffs and Worcester canal at Stafford Boat Club , boiler and engine now installed in Little Radnor Steam plant removed and replaced with Lister three cylinder water cooled diesel HRW3 overhauled and fitted by Joe Fuller Engineering Stone Staffordshire