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by piet schuurs
Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:50 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Can anyone identify this 19th Century ship engine part?
Replies: 14
Views: 15695

Re: Can anyone identify this 19th Century ship engine part?

You'r right Dave.
Must be a hell of a windlass than.
Do the old steamers carry a spare con-rod on deck like they do whit a spare screw maybe?
Piet
by piet schuurs
Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:24 am
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: New Plywood Sidewheeler Building
Replies: 85
Views: 179644

Re: New Plywood Sidewheeler Building

No Edward, thats not what I ment.
For you its easy to write in Englisch, for me its far more difficult.
The translation from Dutch to Englisch went wrong.
Lack is not the propper word for enamel paint.
Sorry for that.
Piet
by piet schuurs
Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:13 pm
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: New Plywood Sidewheeler Building
Replies: 85
Views: 179644

Re: New Plywood Sidewheeler Building

Hi Fred, No annestly, I was not drunk..........ehhhhhh maybe a little????? Notting wrong whit that, thanks to that I have a steamer now. No I had dd lack on my Starboat and after a few weeks, lets say 10, there were little bubblels in the lack. It was between the epoxy skin and the dd lack. If I cra...
by piet schuurs
Mon Aug 02, 2010 7:13 am
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: New Plywood Sidewheeler Building
Replies: 85
Views: 179644

Re: New Plywood Sidewheeler Building

Hi Fred, Nice boat you gonne build. Looks perfect. Keep us informed. Wen we were building Panatela us was told to remove all the screws uit of the hull as soon the epoxy was hard. The have no use anymore and maybe the go to rust in the wood. believe me the epoxy is strong enough. About painting: the...
by piet schuurs
Mon May 10, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Understanding the adjustment of a compound
Replies: 32
Views: 31325

Re: Understanding the adjustment of a compound

Hi Dave,
I've run some more numbers. The are on http://www.flickr.com/photos/steamlaunc ... 786360737/
Regards Piet
by piet schuurs
Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:53 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Understanding the adjustment of a compound
Replies: 32
Views: 31325

Re: Understanding the adjustment of a compound

Hi Dave, Aspecialy on the LP that are the correct numbers. The LP receiver is easy to reach in the boat and very easy to take the measurements. Nice that my feeling, as a beginner, about the performens on the engine is oke, she runs nice whit little use of steam. So again Dave, take your time there ...
by piet schuurs
Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:28 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Understanding the adjustment of a compound
Replies: 32
Views: 31325

Re: Understanding the adjustment of a compound

Come on chief there is no hurry take your time.
piet
by piet schuurs
Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:21 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Understanding the adjustment of a compound
Replies: 32
Views: 31325

Re: Understanding the adjustment of a compound

Dave I don't get the scans uploaded here. So I give the links to find them on my site. http://members.chello.nl/p.schuurs/HP.gif http://members.chello.nl/p.schuurs/LP.bmp I hope this is what you guys want to have, if not, let my know To measure the volume of the receiver is a little bit diffucult, t...
by piet schuurs
Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:25 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Understanding the adjustment of a compound
Replies: 32
Views: 31325

Re: Understanding the adjustment of a compound

Sorry guys for my late reaction, I had a long trip to sail, two weeks. Interested in the ship I work on? http://www.nieuwemaze.com/Midlife Its in Dutch but the pics are talkink for them selfs. Dave will/can you specify whitch numbers / measurements you require? I wil take them the coming weekend bef...