Steamboat Register

Simba

Status: Active use

Owner: Richard Metcalf

Area: UK-North West

Hull

Saloon Launch. Construction: Cold-moulded plywood and epoxy.
Hull model: Cabin Launch designed by John Carter in 1984
Built 1985 by John Carter at Surrey, UK
Fit out 1986 by John Carter and Noel Donnelly
LOA: 20' 0", LWL: 20' 0", Beam: 5' 0", Draft: 1' 6",
Tunnel stern

Boiler

Designed by SBA,
Built 2006 by TRS & Geoff Newton at Derbyshire
Fuel: Coal, Pressure: 200 psi,
18" dia Welded steel shell barrel. Copper tubes. Welded steel ,expanded tubes construction,
condensing, engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, whistle,

Engine

2 cyl compound. 2 1/2" + 4" X 3"
Design: 6A by: Stuart Turner
Slide valve. Stephenson valve gear.

Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Right Hand, 18" X 26"
Shaft: 1 1/4" Stainless Steel

History

Hull not finished by John Carter. Purchased and fitted with engine from Aurora. Engine replaced with 6A Simba sold to Richard Metcalf in 2019

Added to the register: 2017.10.28. Last Modified: 2021.03.20.