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Hints and Tips.
Hello All from the colony of Oz. For my Cervia 56inch steam tug , I needed a push broom or two of the type used to push ahead typically used in roadworks. I saved up my old toothbrushes and you the stem. A bit of corner rounding followed by …
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how did your sailing day go?
… at, as long as it's not too much trouble. Is your club all 'steam powered' ? I'm not a steamer myself but can admire the skills, and courage, of those who are. Cheers, Doug
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how did your sailing day go?
… the lake I will ask John if I may take some more pics. its steam driven as well Doug. John
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how did your sailing day go?
… ned by Bob Kirtley and this held the World Speed record for steam powered hydro plane at 122 mph (tethered) John
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Kids Boats
More like unrefined - the steam blasting out of the hole in the back of the boiler would be enough to blind a kid .If you used a tube to direct it underwater it might be called refined
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Sea Commander restoration.
… ied by RNmunich (Doug). Was hoping to get her ready for the steam and vintage show at the end of the month. Some way to go but I have a goal and will try to achieve it. Cheers Colin. PS. I can't get the pictures to upload from the app. I wi …
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EeZeBilt RAF Crash Tender trial video
… p till seeing the plans believed she was a Sail ship ,not a Steam/Sail ship.) Amazing that events so long ago are remembered so well and much newer disasters forgotten so soon and boats so few in number become icons.
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Model boat w gas motor/nitro
… etty much all 2-stroke engines use this lubrication method. Steam engines also mix oil with the steam... You can add an oil trap in the exhaust pipe to capture much of the emitted oil. That's generally a good idea, because it's messy. I was …
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African Queen Wanted
… el boat for sale I would be interested to hear, prefer live steam but electric powered considered. I could cope with either a scratch built or kit built. See examples in photos.
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Being Sociable.
… rs on this website who are interested in marine gas-powered steam engines, as the power source of their model boat, as opposed to electric motors. If so could you drop me a line as I would be very interested in making your acquaintance. I h …
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Being Sociable.
… he comments. The ribs or frames are of "bent" construction, steamed then bent around former's, left for a week then the laminates glued together, a method that with the benefit of hindsight i would not do again, however it does produce a ve …
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Being Sociable.
… agrams photos and information. Plus check out John Hemmings Steam engineer he has a Formidable kit at around the £2000 mark, plus a couple of photos of my two Drifters, it could be his brother LT53. Regards, Gary.
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Being Sociable.
… there in the end - don't we? Quality takes it's time Happy steaming, Doug
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Being Sociable.
… he clinkering is superb. Does this mean that the oarsman is steam powered? Novel! I've been doing some research on a rowing mechanism using a small electric motor. Would take me two months of Sundays and bin fulls of false starts to get any …
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Being Sociable.
… f my spare time in the work shop. I am interested in marine steam as well and currently I am building a model of Formidable, LT 100 from John Pottinger plans enlarged to 1:24th scale. I have built a double acting, twin cylinder oscillator, …
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Being Sociable.
Sounds great Michael, Can't wait to see your new acquired steam engine! That was very generous of Gary! Now you will be bitten by the steam bug...… Cheers, Ed
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Being Sociable.
… nd gave me a Microcosm Micro Scale M2B Twin Cylinder Marine Steam Engine, what a generous man and a true enthusiast for steam. He has a number of boats which are of excellent quality and a workshop which is second to none. Gary also made an …
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Mystery Boat
… he 1920's when his sisters emigrated. It has a two cylinder steam engine. It has been in the family all these years and it's always been a mystery if this model is of a specific boat or just a generic representation of a channel steamer. We …
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Mystery Boat
In the 1950s I went to the IoW on a paddle steamer which I think was called SS Princess Elizabeth. That was the only one I can remember and she sailed from Portsmouth to Ryde pier..
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Mystery Boat
… I am not sure but have you tried looking up "Early Scotish Steamboats" Just a Thought? Taffy
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Bollards
Hello John The Waine book, Steam Coaster and Short Sea Traders arrived today but have yet to find the image of the mushroom. Toby
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Bollards
… them. As far as the mushroom vents go, according to British Steam Coasters by C.V.Waine, there is a small drawing which shows a true mushroom shaped ventilator on a ship - also in the book from Norman Ough he has a set of drawings of them, …
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Being Sociable.
I have two steam boats, an Alexandra and a Tug which was destined for the bin, until my friend suggested that he may know someone who wanted it. I refurbished the boat and the steam plant went to Clevedon Steam who stripped it, reset the bu …
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Being Sociable.
… ing of interest. I will share with you my only dealing with steam, As a boy of 13yrs I transformed a Mamod static engine (SE1) to fit in a 36" yacht hull, needless to say it wasn't a pretty sight but it did work, in a fashion. All the best …
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Being Sociable.
… s, and keep it nice and sociable. I am seriously keen to do steam maybe second hand plants are available within your groups of acquaintances? All the best Michael
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Being Sociable.
… with a one piece large superstructure making it ideal for a steam engine." All very fine but it underlines the snag many of us have, especially naval modellers with 10to1 LoA / Beam ratio, that we simply don't have the beam and superstructu …
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Being Sociable.
My Dear Gary, If you wish to start a Steamer thread then why not title it as such? In no way did I wish to be AntiSocial. I simply responded to your somewhat provocative question, which I quoted in my previous post, as did several others on …
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Being Sociable.
… d be no point as per water off a duck's back. I am a fan of steam but not a fanatic, and I won't get steamed up and unlike you, I didn't get my wires crossed.