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India

Status: Active use

Owner: Rick Osborne

Area: New Zealand


Hull

Launch. Construction: Double-skin Kauri, diagonal inner skin, fore and a.
Built 1906 by R.H.Shakespear at Auckland
Fit out by R.H.Shakespear at Auckland
LOA: 21' 6", LWL: 20' 0", Beam: 6' 0", Draft: 1' 9",

Boiler

Stuart Turner VFT with wet leg Built 1986 by McKenzie and Ridley at Auckland, New Zealand
Fuel: Coal or wood., Pressure: 110 psi, Grate area: 1 sqft, Heating area: 20 sqft, Output: 75 lbs/hr,
18" dia X 36" high Steel barrel. 37 Steel tubes. Steel drum and tubes. construction,
engine driven pump, hand pump, injector, feed water heater, whistle,

Engine

Twin. 2.5" + 2.5" X 3"
Built 2011 by Alan Howarth at Preston
Design: Twin by: Alan Howarth
Piston valve. Stephenson valve gear.
Power: 4 HP


Propeller

Bronze, 3 blades, Left Hand, 18" X 21"
Shaft: 1.125" Stainless Steel

Added to the register: 2017.12.09.


India on the rocks at Little Barrier Island, New Zealand circa1906

Photos


India steaming on Lake Rotoiti, N.Z. 2017


Low tide. Loading produce for the Auckland market from Hobbs Bay, Whangaparoa, circa1930


Marlborough Sounds cruising 2016