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by Edward
Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:46 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
Replies: 28
Views: 23769

Re: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank

The above posts may well be correct , indeed I'm sure they are but although I love steam I think I'd prefer the V12 ic engine and the Ferrari that goes with it .

Regards , Edward .
by Edward
Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:19 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Appropriate hullsize and prop for 25 HP engine
Replies: 21
Views: 23123

Re: Appropriate hullsize and prop for 25 HP engine

Dear stoomsnor ,

I'm pretty sure that the correct name for a Scotch boiler with a "dry back" is a Clyde boiler.

Regards , Edward
by Edward
Thu Dec 17, 2015 1:29 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Triple Expansion Engine - Elliott Bay
Replies: 89
Views: 85717

Re: Triple Expansion Engine - Elliott Bay

Dear Daniel , I've not had the engine indicated , as you probably saw when it was tested on a brake it produced 6.4 horse-power with a 6' non insulated steam pipe ,150psi at the boiler and no condenser . In the boat during its first year running we measured 7.9 mph at 425 rpm (approx) with three peo...
by Edward
Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:03 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Hull design
Replies: 28
Views: 31246

Re: Hull design

Dear Ribble Rose , As this is a model it probably has little relevance to full size practice . If I'm looking at the correct pipe it comes from the black cylindrical tank at bottom right and exits the hull near the top left . I think in this case this IS the exhaust , the black cylinder is a "conden...
by Edward
Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Hull design
Replies: 28
Views: 31246

Re: Hull design

Dear Ribble Rose , It's very unlikely that it was a steam exhaust going out through the stern ; the usual practice in the UK was either to "Puff" , that is to exhaust the used steam up the funnel thereby increasing the draught through the fire , or to condense . Those were the usual practices but al...
by Edward
Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:45 pm
Forum: General Steamboat stuff
Topic: Who uses this forum and why?
Replies: 15
Views: 17125

Re: Who uses this forum and why?

Although I am a member of the SBA I don't look at the SBA forums more than once a fortnight whereas I look at this one several times a day : the reason for this is that on this site one can see at a glance if there are any new posts and what the subject is , on the SBA forums one has to visit each o...
by Edward
Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:42 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Steam Sirens
Replies: 12
Views: 14781

Re: Steam Sirens

I don't like Banshees , so I rather like my siren's sound as it keeps them away . With a short , say 1/2 to 1 1/2 second blast it does go Whoop Whoop . to really keep the Banshees frightened of suffering the same fate as the one trapped in the siren a two or three second blast gets the rotor spinnin...
by Edward
Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:41 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Hull design
Replies: 28
Views: 31246

Re: Hull design

Dear Ribble Rose , The hole in the stern doesn't look particularly steam orientated to me , it almost looks as if it could have been for a stern bowsprit (obviously not the right terminology even if there ever was such a thing, you can tell I'm not very au fait with sailing terms or rigging .) A Fan...
by Edward
Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:48 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Hull design
Replies: 28
Views: 31246

Re: Hull design

Dear Ribble Rose ,

I can see lots of pictures , but I'm not sure which one I'm meant to be examining ; is it the blue hull ?

Edward.
by Edward
Sat Nov 28, 2015 9:25 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Steam Sirens
Replies: 12
Views: 14781

Re: Steam Sirens

Quite a common fault with home made sirens is that people tend to make them too precisely . The spool/rotor/whizzy-thing-inside-the-body should be a fairly loose fit . My siren doesn't go whoop whoop whoop , it doesn't have a brake and was , I think , designed for a working pressure of 100-120 psi ,...