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...

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...

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.

All newer Harley Davidsons are Belt Drive. I have several and never a belt problem.

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Beware that site, they sell reproductions. Most of what they list can be found multiple times on ebay.

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...

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, ...

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?

Should there be Aligning Pins to hold the steam chest from movement?

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...

racerfrank wrote:I'm not sure what I want to use as fasteners, flange bolts, studs with flange nuts? Black oxide, brass, stainless?

Studs with chrome acorn nuts are pretty.