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A nice looking engine and I suspect that you have had some influence on the builder. That looks like your feed water heater solution that you posted some years ago. Very neat. For my taste, I would have rather less of the bare aluminium but that is very much a matter of cosmetics not engineering. Lo...

Hi Great to see your progress. For the rudder, why not mount a pair of them on the transom either side of the drive shaft? In my head siling dinghy technology would be fine. Just a couple of 'pins' screwed to the transom for each rudder and then the rudders themselves can just lift off for towing et...

Hi John Welcome to the Forum. Whilst it is not a stern wheeler, have a look at Walkin' Belle which is for sale here: https://www.steamboatassociation.co.uk/page-1854572, It is the very last entry so scroll to the very end. Given the US Dollar/GB Pound exchange rate buying a boat in the UK is so chea...

Thanks for posting up that link. I was not aware of the business.

Amused to see that so many of the steam launch plans come from over this side of the pond.

Regards

Pete

Hi Ingvar

Good to hear that you are still working on the engine project. Hopefully we shall see it all come together in 2025.

All good wishes for the New Year from (a currently sunny) Cymru.

Regards

Pete

For a blow down fitting through the hull I was advised to acquire one or more old fshioned long stem taps. These usually have a good big base and a long threaded setion. The tap can be cut off near the base and the part that will be the visible fitting can be turned down in the lathe to a suitable s...

Hi Mike and Friends I a not able to offer anything useful in answer to the technical question, since for the current project the hotwell is based on a bain marie 'basin' that I picked up free from the local Dump. However, in relation to the search function, one can persuade it to do things by 'cheat...

Well done Rolph I have greatly enjoyed your story of progress this Autumn. The big boat is looking nice too, so we will be expecting to see picture of her afloat in the Spring (Or whenever - I don't know when the steamboating season start in CA). Regards Pete PS You have a PM from me in your account...

Hi Kim Welcome to the Forum. Glad to see that you have joined us. Coming from the other side of the Pond, indeed the other side of the Globe, it might sound a bit silly to suggest that you study the Steam Boat Association of GB's Small Ads section where the boats for sale are listed. However, there ...

Hi Malcolm and Friends Yes, the SBAS castings will make a magnificent pump, but a bit large for my canoe project and, as a tight fisted Welshman, far too expensive for this project. I am at the moment building two versions using these cylinders since I accidentally bought a pair. If anybody is inter...