[modeleng] Re: Full Size Steam Engines
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 09:32:47 -0700 (PDT)
I really wish you hadn't sent the correct web site as
now the "itch" has returned with a vengence and I do
not have enough "scratch"(Yankee slang for "money") to
scratch it! LOL!
Al Messer
--- Pcx <pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> HI John,
> The web site is http://www.johnsboat.com and not
> John'sboat ...
> Cheers,
> Pierre
>
>
>
> > Message du 01/09/04 11:34
> > De : john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx
> > A : modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Copie à :
> > Objet : [modeleng] Re: Full Size Steam Engines
> > Alan,Plerre and Wilfried,
> > Thanks for your advice and information it will
> come in very usefull,I live in Oxfordshire so a trip
> down to Henley-on Thames for the steam boat rally is
> my first port of call, and in October a visit to the
> Windermere Musuem for their open weekend.
> > The link that Plerre sent me on building a steam
> launch is very good and goes through things step by
> step.
> > It again at http://www.John'sboat.com its one of
> the best sites that i have seen building from
> beginning to end and includes the calcalations as
> well.
> > Well to Alan its good to see that the Email group
> is as good as before and gaining strength.
> > Regards to all
> > John Burridge
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Message date : Sep 01 2004, 08:55 AM
> > > From : "alanjstepney"
> > > To : modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Copy to :
> > > Subject : [modeleng] Re: Full Size Steam Engines
> > > I just received the following from Wilfried,
> who, for some reason, cannot
> > > post to the list.
> > > Alan
> > >
>
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> > > -
> > > Hi John,
> > >
> > > I see you have a lot of questions and until now
> quite a bit are for me still
> > > questions.
> > >
> > > Over here things started a bit different as I
> wanted to build a stationary
> > > engine but it had to be a big one, being more or
> less a model and not to
> > > simple. The drawing set of "Onder stoom"
> provided the answer except for the
> > > size so I doubled it up.
> > >
> > > The idea of an steamboat dawned only later. And
> with that intention in the
> > > first place it would probably have been a
> different engine. The engines most
> > > used in steamboats are more of the basic type
> and a bit oversized in some
> > > parts to the benefit of reliability and easy
> maintenance. No one would like
> > > to spend half a day down at the bottom of the
> boat with the lady looking at
> > > his hands.
> > >
> > > Scanning the net learned me there are a lot of
> engine designs around. Most
> > > of them available at far of places and to me
> unreachable prices. Just have a
> > > look at the Stuart pages and the price for their
> castings.
> > >
> > > The boilers, many different types and until now
> I really haven't a clue
> > > which would be suitable. The latest SBA magazine
> showed a possible candidate
> > > design. As usually no detailed drawings just
> pictures, as on most web pages.
> > > Until now I have been unable to find a real
> drawing as we ME know. There are
> > > however a lot of firms around who sell them.
> Again at far of places and.
> > > Hulls "to build or not to build that's the
> question" many designs for home
> > > building are available, Selway Fisher does a few
> nice ones for home
> > > building. Not only the skills but also the place
> to do it is a problem. I
> > > have reconditioned me sailing boat which is 4.7m
> long, well a garage of 6x4
> > > m is a cramped working space so building a whole
> boat from scratch? Another
> > > option is a boat from the Frollic range. Can be
> had in different stages of
> > > completion and so the price can be adapted to
> suit your wallet at moment.
> > >
> > > Another option I seriously considered, and
> nearly did, was buying a second
> > > hand complete steamboat, look and you will
> surely find a suitable one. There
> > > are quite a few on the market, I had a look at
> quite a few and most of them
> > > are in excellent condition. Use it as it is for
> a while and when me own
> > > engine is finished install that one in the boat.
> > >
> > > All I can say is when you go to a SBA meet get
> your hands on one of the
> > > steamboat registers. It lists all the steamboats
> of the associations with a
> > > lot of details about the engines, boilers and
> hulls. That gives an idea of
> > > what to look for. A lot of info about the boats
> can also be found on their
> > > web page at
> http://www.steamboat.org.uk/xref/xref_index.htm .
> > >
> > > And I know it takes a lot of time but the links,
> some are useless but there
> > > are nice ones, quite detailed, which show what
> others are doing.
> > >
> > > One danger . beware for steamboat disease.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Wilfried Vermeiren
> > >
> > > http://users.skynet.be/modelbouw.wilfried
> > >
> > >
> > >
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