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Ribs
… ble enough to bend into shape and clamp in position without steaming. Unfortunately, the ribs have a sharper bend and could not be bent dry without splitting. A steamer was constructed using offcuts of plastic drainpipe (I knew it would com …
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New Zealand Trip
… ing us to one end of the lake and the other TSS Earnslaw, a steamer built in 1912, which took us part way towards the other end of the lake for lunch, it's a big lake! We had a great time, including meeting up with younger family members wh …
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History of the ship
… panish American war. The low draft, minimum superstructure, steam exhausts narrowed it down to a cross between the USS Cushing TB-1 and the USS Porter TB-6. The Cushing had two exhaust stacks with a forward raked bow and a rounded stern wit …
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Aucklands' classic wooden boat festival ,1,2,3 March
… designed and built Chris Craft copies inside as well. Also steam launches and a few models. The boat at 1:54 and 3:12 does not have the usual V8 as you would expect, but has a 4 cyl Mercruiser motor, not as the drive motor, but as a genera …
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Re: Construction report whaler Rau IX 1 : 45
… ay I fitted out the chimney. Various eyelets, pipes and the steam whistle. Now a little more color and then it's finished.
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Sailing at Madrid (Spain)
… who is a far more accomplished modeller than I am. She has steam propulsion, and sails at a majestuous pace.
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Re: Still at this planking lark…
… works well. Have you tried various sized alligator clamps? Steaming with the iron over a round form is a good idea. When making curved propeller blades, we use to form the moist wood over a jar then tape it till try. This gave us the desir …
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Do we want to talk about propellers?
… 00 after the industrial revolution and the invention of the steam engine. Some attempts had also been made without a steam engine, such as on the "Turtle", the first submarine created in 1775 by the American David Bushnell. Propulsion was e …
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Re: Bit more today.
… e vastly improved with some rivet detail on the lower steel steam plant structure. Please for my peace of mind consider planking the front and rear decks, as there really is no way of getting around this problem. To plank or not to plank th …
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Osprey fishing boat
… out a few pressing matters boat wise, I've put the Ark and steam punk project to one side for the time so that I can concentrate on this. Trying to make a photo blog for the gentleman who started this as not sure what the state of play is …
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Clyde Puffer
… f a suitable sound system that could reproduce the original steam engine sound. Cheers, Ian
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HMCS Sackville
… ats, mast and rigging, ammo lockers, etc. I've replaced the steam plant with a powerful electric motor and I'll sail it in the spring.
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Re: Tyre's and bow fender completed.
… ll-off the center line, due to the lack of space around the steam plant. Plus for good measure, I have a leak around the prop shaft and very limited access to seal it with epoxy. Mind I am sure I will get around to it in time. Very much lik …
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Re: Deckhouse and fittings
… ottom of my rear superstructure which houses the boiler and steam engine, is a fiber-glass moulding with a lot of rivet detail, giving this a realistic authentic look. The wheel-house sat on top is made of hardwood, as per the real thing, a …
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Harbor Launch
… the coaming look like an after-thought. I used a wall paper steamer and built a steam box to try some pretty severe curves in the cherry wood at the forward corners of the cockpit. There were a couple of pieces that split, but paying close …
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Maiden Voyage
She steams just fine! Even had to perform a rescue.
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small Lasercutter
… . Okumé wood, for example, is really hard and you need full steam or 100% laser power. Any other general questions? Greetings Michel-C. Ps: I also have an air pump that helps with the jet so that it is cut more cleanly by the cutter
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Bit more done
… ws of a reasonably priced sound card that has an option for steam or small diesel plus a horn or bell, I’d like to hear of it. I’ve seen the Mtroniks units, might go that route. The pics show my esc and receiver just laying on the electroni …
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Looking for some advice on the identity of this vessel
… jay. Looks like a custom built coastal freighter or a tramp steamer. Possibly an early 20th Century German "coastal tramp steamer." A very worthy restoration is in order! p.s. here's a couple of similar early "clockwork" examples...
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Winch
Hi One & All I have now finished making the steam winch, I must say this it is a very nice kit, just need to do the painting & weathering now. Fred
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Model Boat Festival of Lights
"Have I seen correctly? A rear-wheel steamer first?" Yes, we have a couple of club members who like paddle wheelers, both side and stern. Some very clever and resourceful guys! We have an increasing number of members who love live steam, al …
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Rebuilding thames barge Cambria
… d you see how I tried to solve this problem with my gunboat steamship model? What do you think about it? P.S. Technically, going from a barge without an added protruding keel (therefore original) to a barge with the aforementioned keel we g …
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Enterprise
1:32 scale- Model of a steam powered Customs & Excise cutter ,circa 1920- used in the Thames Estuary Scratchbuilt on a Sarik hull, Vic Smeed design- radio controlled.
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BYMS 2079, never mind the bulwarks
… the hand rail and didn't want any joins in it so decide to steam it using a former of the fo'c'sle curve. Luckily a recent power cut had meant I had to find the stove top kettle that could consistently produce steam. The pictures show the …
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Planking Finished
… , I have found one on Amazon, it is a Langley Models Marine Steam Winch at a cost of £19.21 at a scale of OO. Fred
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Tugboat Yenikapi
… feet) Tonnage : 52 GT Engine : 2 Cylinder 230 hp coal fired steam engine, max speed 15kn • Before she was sold to Turkish owners in 1952, she had 3 previous owners in the Netherlands. • Previous owners, with year acquired, tugs name and cit …
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Anyone know about this paddle-wheeler?
… his was a Free gift to me, the fella bought it only for the steam plant that powered it. He had no use for the vessel which is near 60” (5ft) in length including the bow sprit. It has two masts. Rigging and a few other things need TLC he to …
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Paint
… ing 30 boats, 5 display boards with various vintage motors, steam engines, vintage rc sets. Plus my wife's collection of about 500 vintage model lorries and buses. The car normally contains myself, my dog 4 boats and the picnic food. My son …