The Steamboating Forum

The brass plate is affixed to the boiler but gives nothing about manufacturer or country of origin, so I am stumped. I have had the boiler checked by NDT for any cracks, welds are all good and the wall thickness is in excess of 6 mm all round, The inspector told me that the big boilers he checks tha...

Good day all, I have a boiler which was manufactured in 1919. It is a beautiful specimen and is fully functional. I had it tested by an approved non destructive testing firm and they said the boiler is 100% in good condition, however in order to certify the boiler i need to have the manufacturer inf...

Hi fred. Yes the original fire box has the feed water tank mated to it, so as the fire burns inside so the water is then heated in the hot well. I have redesigned the firebox, to have a bigger foot print for the fire bed. I will also build a separate tank for the feed water and go with my design to ...

great guys, thanks for the input. I drew up a schematic of what I think would work on our set up. if you wouldnt mind to comment that would be much appreciated. As soon as i have a working, and easy to operate system i shall post by all means.

Brent

The Hull being refitted with seating either side of the toe rails. reinforced and then seating will be green leather with brass studding all way round for the authentic look.

I started refurbishing this old wreck of a boat for sailing on our beautiful lakes in South Africa, took me the better part of a year to get her up and running. But the hull seemed better suited to a steam set up so I decided to re do the hull to accommodate steam power. The boiler is a 1919 origina...

Very nice looking and authentic styling there, well done on a nice looking and earthly looking ship. send more pics when she is done. Wish we had the space in South Africa to house such a thing.

Kind regards Brent

Thanks Mike, I shall do. Thanks for the welcome message, tried to reply but the internet connection in the Congo isn't the best at times. I have another question regarding the hot water fee tank placement. I will be running the boat mainly on fresh water rivers and lakes. With regard to the feed wat...

Hi all. New to the site, I was wondering if anyone can help me work out if a Stuart number four would be well suited to run from a boiler that's max rated to 50 psi. I have a 12 foot wooden dinghy that i am converting. I have searched the internet alot and cannot find any real and complete sets of d...

Very good day to all of you on the forum, My name is Brent, I am a helicopter pilot based in South Africa working for a survey company. My self and my father in law are both steam nuts, we have a 5 gauge Britannia loco which we are busy finishing off and will be ready to be steamed up shortly. I joi...