Steam Launch LADY KAYE is no more. The steam plant was removed and replaced with a diesel. She was used as a day boat for a few years. Finally she was sold and still lives happily on Lake Macquarie
She was built to survey specifications in HOBART, Tasmania 1990 to provide services to a waterfront restaurant and function center. She was sold and transported to her present home in 1996.
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LOA:
10 m: Beam 3.2m: Draft 1.0m
Construction:
Steel Hull 5 mm to water line, sides 4 mm, deck 3 mm
Engine:
20 hp twin cylinder compound
Compound 3.5 - 7 - 5.5 in
Fitted with keel condenser Castings from WM Lowe Maine US
Boiler:
80 sq ft VFT wood fired using approx 18 kg/hr, safety valves set at 160 psi
Builder
J Mitchell Pty Ltd Dover Tasmania
Built 1991
Designer:
Seaward Marine Naval Architect, Launceston, Tasmania.
Fit Out:
Huon pine, celery top pine and Blackwood. 2 for'd bunks and hand basin
Survey:
USL Cat 1E (Tas) for 12 passengers, 2 crew or operates single handed
Electric's
12 v alternator off main shaft
2 x 12 v 65 ah batteries
Sounder
Compass
VHF GME Marine 2-way & AM/FM radio
Performance:
Max speed 7knts @ 240 rpm
Cruise speed 5 knots @ 190 rpm with 26 x 36 in prop
History:
Owned and built by PeterTremlett of Hobart, was named "Lady Theresa" and operated comercially on the Huon and Derwent rivers. Shipped to Sydney in March 1995. Purchased in May 1995 and road transported to Lake Macquarie