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- Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:05 am
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Steamboat SOLD
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5523
Steamboat SOLD
So was it someone here that got the deal of the century? Thursday 1/9 Mecum auctions sold a 50" steam boat project complete with engines and boiler. No reserve. It brought a whopping $4,125 I didn't find out until the 10th a day late. Go to this web address for lots of pictures https://www.mecum.com...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:28 pm
- Forum: Sales and Trade
- Topic: Steam Siren 1/2" npt
- Replies: 0
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Steam Siren 1/2" npt
Selling a steam siren. It's 7 1/2' long, the horn is 2 1/2" and the thread is 1/2" npt . The only markings I can find is "tested" on the valve. It's the one Preston Services have. I had a hard time getting it to sound but a couple of emails with Micheal from Preston and it sounds now. I don't really...
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:03 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Sizing Toothed/Synchronous Belts for prop drive
- Replies: 41
- Views: 45011
Re: Sizing Toothed/Synchronous Belts for prop drive
All newer Harley Davidsons are Belt Drive. I have several and never a belt problem.Mike Rometer wrote:Some motor cycles were produced with toothed belt final drives instead of chains. Don't think the idea caught on too well, as I don't think any still are.
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 2:08 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: An electrifying question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22425
Re: An electrifying question
Beware that site, they sell reproductions. Most of what they list can be found multiple times on ebay.Ashef wrote:I think good led lights are available here. Click Here to Visit
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 9:13 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Re-powering a riverboat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7807
Re: Re-powering a riverboat
Normal practice will require a minimum of 1 horsepower per ton of displacement, although with a typical riverboat that has lots of wind catching area above the waterline, 2 horsepower per ton will be recommended. So that is 35 horsepower, more or less, to achieve 7 to 10 knots, depending on hull st...
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:43 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Re-powering a riverboat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7807
Re: Re-powering a riverboat
Am I correct that the Federal regulations require any steam powered vessel over 40' LOA to carry a licensed engineer and be subject to inspections, etc.? I was aboard the "Mark Twain" at Disneyland last month and even though she runs on a submerged track at low speed in probably six feet of water, ...
- Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Re-powering a riverboat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7807
Re-powering a riverboat
Imagine this, 55'x14' displacement steel hull. Sternwheeler powered by a 10'x8' wheel (chain driven) with 12 dippers. Weight about 35,000lbs. Previously powered by a 350 Chevy V8. How big of a steam engine will it require to be river worthy? Would a Navy M be enough?
- Sat Sep 12, 2015 8:49 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Tiny Power M Twin Build
- Replies: 129
- Views: 327174
Re: Tiny Power M Twin Build
Should there be Aligning Pins to hold the steam chest from movement?
- Sun Jul 19, 2015 3:13 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Nuts and Bolts
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15247
Re: Nuts and Bolts
Hey Frank I am not as far as you yet but I do use a lot of stainless studs in aluminum where I work. I set the studs into the pump housings with a good coat of lock tight. I use stainless nuts on those studs to hold the flanges in place and they all get a good coat anti seize. I have never had a st...
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:27 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Tiny Power M Twin Build
- Replies: 129
- Views: 327174
Re: Tiny Power M Twin Build
Studs with chrome acorn nuts are pretty.racerfrank wrote:I'm not sure what I want to use as fasteners, flange bolts, studs with flange nuts? Black oxide, brass, stainless?