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Royal Naval Steam Pinnace
… yone please assist me with the the lighting on a Royal Navy Steam Pinnace as shown in the picture, what I need to know is what would the location have been of the stern light ? Also would the lights at the time been oil fired or would they …
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For Sale - Model of The New Brighton Steam Lifeboat
For Sale - Model Of The New Brighton Steam Lifeboat - Excellent example of a model of the RNLI New Brighton Steam Lifeboat - museum quality. Fitted with a brass propellor and Mtronics Speed Controller, also comes with batteries. Charging po …
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Steam launch stability dilemma..
Afternoon all! I bought a couple of small steam launches at the beginning of summer but didn't get around to testing them until recently. One is a Krick Anna with a Mamod twin cylinder engine and a basic "pot" boiler, the other a scratch bu …
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Steam launch stability dilemma..
… here, that a sensible starting point would be to place the steam plant and other hardware, into the hull which is then placed into a bath full of water. then shuffle the hardware round to suit until it looks right, and then mark the positi …
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Steam launch stability dilemma..
… floatation test. Which is to simply take the hardware, the steam plant, engine, condenser and gas tank, and place the boiler in a central position in the hull, with the engine behind it, and the condenser in front of it and the gas tank in …
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New Aquisition - Steam Trawler Betty R
New Aquisition - Steam Trawler Betty R - in need of A Refit
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Boats in the park Hamilton steam museum
Back in May, we put on a show at the Hamilton Steam Museum. I forgot that I had recorded the Balloon Buster, so here's that video. It sure was cold in May, and the Pool leaked like a sieve due to all the holes those boats put in the liner.
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Steam Launch
Here is a steam launch I am working on. Been a few years in the making, working on it when I have time. Hull is a Diana 50" by Hartman fiberglass. Engine is a Krick/Wilesco Model II. I had initially planned to use the Krick/Wilesco boiler b …
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Steam Engine information
I don’t know anything about this steam engine other than its a single cylinder, it has a flywheel, and cam shaft but is it useful for a model boat? What’s missing to make it work? Ron
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Steam Engine information
… on. You would also need a fairly large boiler to keep it in steam, as it is a fairly heavy cast iron job it will take a fair bit steam to keep it going... Here is my example...
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How Popular Are Live Steam Model Boats
Hello Shipmates How Popular Are Live Steam Model Boats - I have two but don't use them very often, do you have to get the boilers tested if you are not in the UK , if so how often ? Personally I like the models but find them expensive and h …
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Pat's Lady Ann Steam Boat Project
Lady Ann Steam Boat Project Convert from Meths to Gas burner
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Pat's Lady Ann Steam Boat
Pat's Lady Ann Steam Boat
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Royal Navy Steam Pinnace
Steam Pinnace 199 is a steam pinnace of the Royal Navy, built in 1909 by J. Reid of Portsmouth. She is now owned by the National Museum of the Royal Navy, and is based at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.[1][2][3] History During its restoration …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
… l side pumps help me when turning. Now I realize that these steamers were difficult to steer, considering that around 570 boats sank in collisions, over 160 burned, even worse over 200 exploded!!! If I had known this, I would not have taken …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
… wishes! Things are slowly getting better and the rear wheel steamer is continuing step by step. A bit of gluing here, a bit of straightening here. . . In between a cough, a break, drinking tea with honey as Hermann wrote. I'm also making pr …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
… , but now the Australian site for modellers building paddle steamers should be available again. www.paddleducks.co.uk You will find several interesting articles, plans and instructions there. Maybe ..>https://www.murrayriverpaddlesteamers.c …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
… t of my time. . I would never have thought that this paddle steamer would require so much detail work. It's just when you pay attention to details, Phew! Bb Michel-C.
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Confederation Marine Modelers at Hamilton Steam Museum
… he month, from September to June, at the Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology, 900 Woodward Ave., Hamilton. Good Parking. ... but in March this year we are meeting on 2025 March 4 ... Sailing: We meet most Thursday and Sunday mornings a …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
… distribute the weight, as I want to install my two “Denes” steam generators at the front. And there is still space for the noise box at the very front. I'm testing all the electrics and need some time to do this. See you guys in a few days …
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HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
… . Her paddles were independent, driven by two double acting steam engines generating 1000 ihp each. She was 178 feet overall, 36 foot beam, 56 feet across paddle boxes, drew 12 ft of water and displaced 1023 tons. My scratch built pond mode …
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Re: HMS Pert (HMT RNAS Steam Side Paddle Tug)
… give me some tips please? As I am working on a stern wheel steamer, I would prefer this drive. My gear drive is a bit too unreliable. . By the way, a happy new year 2025 to you too, best hobbyist wishes from central Switzerland Michel-C. P …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
… nterim report on the restoration of this Mississippi paddle steamer . . . I have completely changed the lasered parts, respectively the railing. But to my horror I realised that the former builder made some mistakes. The deck is slightly cu …
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Re: 5. Old Stern wheel steamer
Grüezi Zäme! (Good day together) In addition to the paddle steamer, I also laser test parts for the construction of the harbour jetty. Here is a small harbour house . . . The jetty material is slowly coming together, 50mm PVC pipes and an a …
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Live Steam Tugboat: Saito Hercules
First pic: Hercules. All-Saito steam plant and hull. Running denatured alcohol. Second pic: Hercules and scratch-built side-wheeler, U.S.S. Planter, also running live steam on denatured alcohol. USS Planter was a steamer taken over by Rober …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
hi all i need a little help i have recently bought a steam paddle boat called Gulnare the motor was not working to well it would stutter and stop so i have replaced it like for like with a mfa 450 but the out put was not good rpm of the mot …
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Coastal Steamers
… https://www.dumasproducts.com/?product=city-of-buffalo-lake-steamer-1270
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Full Steam Ahead
… my wife and it arrived today. The push that made me go for steam was after a visit to a fellow modeller who is a "master of steam" and he showed me around his most impressive workshop and the steam models he had made. GaryLC (Captain) kind …