The Steamboating Forum

Just wondering what is considered essential safety equipment on a steam boat, fire extinguisher, first aid kit etc. Then also, what is carried in the line of tools and spares. It would be interesting to see what boat owners think in this regard

Very interesting indeed!!

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What is the purpose of the steam injector into the boiler? I dont quite understand this part of the drawing. It appears that the injector is on the suction side of the pump in the water line. Confused (but that is not unusual for me!!!!)

Hi Daysaver1 Thanks so much for the very comprehensive drawing. This is what I had in mind. My reasoning is that the fewer fittings that one has welded directly into the boiler, the less places there are that can potentially leak. It would just seem more practical to have an external appliance that ...

I dont have a boat yet but talking from experience of other things. I get nitrogen from our local tyre shop in an old gas bottle. The gas bottle is pumped to 6 kpa and then from the bottle pumped into my furnace with a tyre inflator usually used on my compressor. I just adapted a bull nose to take t...

A thought... Why not pump nitrogen into the boiler when not in use. I use nitrogen in my furnace that is used to heat treat knife blades to minimize oxidation. Nitrogen can be purchased in gas bottles at minimal cost. Nothing can then rust due to absence of oxygen.

My experience of the material is using it for bushes in various applications: vehicle suspensions, machines that I have built like a power hammer that I use in my forge amongst others. Anywhere that nylon or rubber would be used. This stuff is amazing. It was used in all the Armoured Personnel Carri...

Just a thought. If you need to use a sleeve, why not try a product called Vesconite www.vesconite.com This stuff is amazing. It was developed here in South Africa for the Military. I knew the son of the gent that developed the stuff many years ago. It all started in a garage in a small town called V...

Thanks for this diagram. It it all starting to make sense. It would be great to actually see a steam boat but I only know of one in SA.

Thanks for the answers Ron I visited an old gent on Tuesday that builds steam locomotives. He showed me a super heater that basically consists of an inlet and outlet tube in a big chunk if copper rod. The rod lies in the smoke box of the loco. Similar principle to what you have just explained? I am ...