The Steamboating Forum

Elliot Bay Steam Launch Co have casting kits for a hand pump looks a good design also has volume per stroke listed, $190.00 http://www.steamlaunch.com/index.html click on new products and scroll down to the pumps.
Noel

Health problems finally behind me so back to finishing the boiler fire bricks and insulation fitted, casing painted and assembled. This is the part when there is a great out flow or money especially 300 PSI steam rated valves I still have to get a safety valve and sort out the piping from steam drum...

Thanks for the comments, the time it took to make it mean it's true cost is out of this world I enjoyed making it, however as you say Mike, retirement is doing what floats your boat, I do wish I had a 1340 size lathe and a Bridgeport mill the amount of swarf removed from sizing the slabs of steel ha...

I have built a tube bender from Model Engineers Workshop plans it is capable of bending stainless steel, steel, brass & copper tubing from 1/8" to 1/2" and metric you just have to make the formers, mandrels and the vices etc you require. It does a great job on very tight radius no flat...

I know it's not all about steamboating however if anyone is interested I have put some some photos of a traction engine and vintage tractor weekend rally held here at Timaru and some taken at the classic boat regatta held at Nelsons lake Rotoiti, this is where I got hooked on steam. Any questions we...

Thanks for all the help on this search for a boat post. I have decided not to proceed with the building a boat, lack of building and afterwards storage space being the main reason. When I finish the boiler and with the Ray Hasbrouck No 5 I will have a nice plant to play around with and after looking...

I haven't seen the Steamboat & Co so I am still a little in the dark as to what you are saying, I have re borrowed Steamboats and modern steam launches and found this address 3722 Bagley Avenue Seattle 3, Washington. Would I be able to make contact with Mr Bill Durham at this address? I think I ...

This link is off the Classic Steam Engine Engineering web site it is worth a read. http://www.brewracingframes.com/id75.htm

Hi Ron,
Thanks for that I will borrow the book again and maybe make some more inquiries.
Noel

As someone new to steam and steam-boating I have to always be in the learning mode. Vanya just lent me his copy of Steam boating and Modern Steam Launches [this book is on my wish list] and I am intrigued by Bill Durhams article on Water Music a modest proposal, I like the design, this has led me to...