S.S. Zeltic
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:13 am
S.S. Zeltic has been my boat for the last 21 months although I have known and worked on her for over 14 years. She's a fairly typical small New Zealand steam launch of the late 19th and early 20th century.
DSC01921 by daniel_hicksnz, on Flickr
She's got a straight stem, a counter stern and built down keel with a triple skin kauri hull. The hull was built in 1903 by the shipbuilding Lane family in Totara North, Whangaroa Harbour, Northland, New Zealand. Zeltic is built fairly heavily for her size, the planking totals 15/16" and she has five full length stringers and a very heavy beamshelf. Although originally a motor launch, her hull is very typical of the steam launches built in that period, although she is very full in the bilge so has huge carrying capacity. Dimensions are 25 feet LOA, 6foot 9 beam over beltings and 2 foot 10 draft.
The boiler is a typical verticle firetube boiler, 28 sq ft heating surface with 24 tubes 1.5 inch OD. The firebox is dry, and is a separate unit from the boiler. She has been coal fired up until now, but will be dual (oil and coal) fired from now on. The boiler is just man enough to do the job, provided one is dilligent with the firing!
The engine is a single cylinder verticle marine engine, built by A and G Price of Thames, New Zealand about 1900. Dimensions are 4 inch bore and 5 inch stroke with Stevensons reversing gear operating the slide valve. She is condensing, using a keel condensor and has a crosshead driven air pump. The eccentric driven feed pump uses a bypass valve to control feed level. A backup Penburthy 3/8" injector is also mounted to the boiler.
Zeltic025 by daniel_hicksnz, on Flickr
The vessel was put into service as a steamer in 1994 by previous owner Alan Brimblecombe, and I put her back into action after a few years in styorage in 2009. Currently she is out of service recieving a major overhaul including new deck, a full engine rebuild by my friend Sean Harris, a new firebox and smokebox and a full repaint along with various repairs and modifications. She has covered at least 3000NM since 1994, and the engine has never had a full rebuild until now.
Hope this is of interest.
Daniel
DSC01921 by daniel_hicksnz, on Flickr
She's got a straight stem, a counter stern and built down keel with a triple skin kauri hull. The hull was built in 1903 by the shipbuilding Lane family in Totara North, Whangaroa Harbour, Northland, New Zealand. Zeltic is built fairly heavily for her size, the planking totals 15/16" and she has five full length stringers and a very heavy beamshelf. Although originally a motor launch, her hull is very typical of the steam launches built in that period, although she is very full in the bilge so has huge carrying capacity. Dimensions are 25 feet LOA, 6foot 9 beam over beltings and 2 foot 10 draft.
The boiler is a typical verticle firetube boiler, 28 sq ft heating surface with 24 tubes 1.5 inch OD. The firebox is dry, and is a separate unit from the boiler. She has been coal fired up until now, but will be dual (oil and coal) fired from now on. The boiler is just man enough to do the job, provided one is dilligent with the firing!
The engine is a single cylinder verticle marine engine, built by A and G Price of Thames, New Zealand about 1900. Dimensions are 4 inch bore and 5 inch stroke with Stevensons reversing gear operating the slide valve. She is condensing, using a keel condensor and has a crosshead driven air pump. The eccentric driven feed pump uses a bypass valve to control feed level. A backup Penburthy 3/8" injector is also mounted to the boiler.
Zeltic025 by daniel_hicksnz, on Flickr
The vessel was put into service as a steamer in 1994 by previous owner Alan Brimblecombe, and I put her back into action after a few years in styorage in 2009. Currently she is out of service recieving a major overhaul including new deck, a full engine rebuild by my friend Sean Harris, a new firebox and smokebox and a full repaint along with various repairs and modifications. She has covered at least 3000NM since 1994, and the engine has never had a full rebuild until now.
Hope this is of interest.
Daniel