Steam powered slipper launch

[John Duncker 1Participant @johnduncker1]

I am thinking about building a 40 to 48 inch steam powered fast launch with a slipper stern. The sort of thing the gentry would have used to follow the boat race on the Thames.

Was this a common sort of boat in Victorian/Edwardian times.

I can not find anything that might show a layout.

Any leads on where to look?

[John Duncker 1Participant @johnduncker1]

[John Paton 1Participant @johnpaton1]

I thought slipper launches were petrol or electric powered but I might be wrong. This might explain you having difficulty finding images of a steam one.

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

 

Have to say that the ones I Remember on the Thames in London were not steam powered but maybe there were other types.

Hope the following links will help.

 

Here is a link to info on the 1912 prototype.

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This might be a useful contact for info on Slipper Launches.

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Edited By V8Eng on 31/01/2019 22:25:21

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