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And what a fine looking boat she is!

And the other images, as 3 per post appears to be the limit!

At which point, various advice including my gut feeling and a chat with the lead chemist at work, has lead me to the suggestion of using domestic oven cleaner, while wearing eye protection. After all it is formulated for removing baked-on grease from steel, it is very alkaline which is basically al...

Dhutch wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2015 3:50 pm ; Steam Boat Association of Great Britain (SBA)

Going strong, and a perfect place to share information and photos, especially for those based in the UK.

Hello! A new steam boater, and recent member of the SBA here! I've just purchased a 16' steam launch requiring restoration and figured this was the place to come for all of the stupid questions I have! I dabble in anything with a steam engine in but I've always wanted a boat... I'm currently on the...

Thank you to all who responded to my request to find an AA Leak engine fitted to a boat. I appreciate your time in responding. Dhutch (Daniel)...thanks for your private message; I will be in touch soon. Regards John No worries at all. I messaged Andy Hopper and he sent me the two image below. His e...

Only two boats show up in the SBA register as having Leak engines. The search criteria is based on how the owners put the info into the database and naming isn't consistent, so there may be some more. If you search for both 'AA Leak' and 'Leak' in all three fields for engines (type, design, and bui...

Yes, we are already using a non-compounded oil. Hallett Oils 460 grade.

Only two boats show up in the SBA register as having Leak engines. The search criteria is based on how the owners put the info into the database and naming isn't consistent, so there may be some more. Try https://www.emilyanne.co.uk/pages/about.htm to start. I'll contact my secret source in the UK ...

Bit late to the party, but you can chuck me in for yesterday!

Currently bad to the daily grind, but when not at work or trying to not to kill a 3yo looking for time to get into the garage to complete the retubing of our boiler.