Araminta

Status: Steaming

Owner: Bert Kleinbussink

Area: Netherlands

Hull

Open Launch. Construction: GRP, mahogany deck and interior.
Hull model: Norfolk Gypsy designed by Andrew Wolstenholm at Holt in 1988
Built 1990 by Charlie Ward at North Norfolk Boatbuilding ( curre at Holt
Fit out 1994 by Robin jones
LOA: 19' 10", LWL: 18' 6", Beam: 7' 4", Draft: 2' 0", Displacement: 1949 lbs.
Black with varnished/oiled woodwork, transom stern, tiller steering

Boiler

SBA VFT 103 Designed by David Beale,
Built 1999 by Franklin & Bell at Gloucester
Fuel: solid fuel, Pressure: 200 psi, Heating area: 0.2 sqft,
22." dia X 29." high Steel barrel. 109 X 1" dia Steel tubes. Welded with rolled in fire tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, Windermere kettle, whistle,

Engine

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 18" X 28"
Shaft: 1.125" Stainless Steel

History

New hull fitted out by Mr. Robin Jones. Hull selected for suitability for use on tidal estuaries of the east coast, first steamed in 1994. Engine reconstructed by Sam Wilkinson in 1990. New VFT 103 boiler fitted in 1999. Sold in Oct 2009 to Len Williamson who retubed her boiler and fitted piston rings to the piston valve amongst other things. Sold in March 2015 to Bert Kleinbussink in Kampen in the Netherlands. New transom hung rudder fitted in 2018

Araminta as she currently looks.