The Steamboating Forum

My boat "Min Deern" features a similar condensing system as the one on Rainer's "Emma". I run the boat on the Atlantic coast (Douarnenez in France) and - several years now - in brackish water (river Eider in Northern Germany). Last inspection showed no signs of corrosion whatsoev...

Small correction regarding the engine on SL "Antonia": Not the pistons but the cylinder liners are made of PEEK. On the other side, the pistons have no piston rings. Sealing is a question of proper material selection and tight tolerances. No lubrication needed. No poppet valves but transve...

Fred, this engine takes care of propulsion of SL "Antonia" which is owned by a gentleman living in this area. The engine is his own design and was built in his precision-engineering workshop. Also the very unusual boiler (steam generator) was designed and built there. I rather stick to mor...

Bart, Mike Here some more pictures of this interesting engine: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-davZV1PWvdM/UpZngdXcsUI/AAAAAAAAAVw/sd7KmN8kEus/s912/DSCF0002.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Y5-W_4RMcPY/UpZnlEEuHeI/AAAAAAAAAV4/f7ZkGSojFVo/s720/DSCF0004.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-...

Hi Bart, take a look at this picture of the "aseptically" engine:



Albert

Bart, Pulling the intake air from around the stack might reduce the stack temperature, thus deteriorating the natural draft. It could be improved by adding some length to the stack, at the expense of degraded optics... Anyway, the stack should consist of two concentric tubes with a good insulation b...

Mike, I too would keep it that simple and quiet... Suggestion 1: Carry on board a bag with special fuel (small sticks of dry wood, pine cones or the like) which you would only use in special situations. Suggestion 2: Take a look at this picture - no electronics, no mechanical complications... https:...

Mike, Some years back, when reading an article on the VFT boiler of the Stanley steam cars, I was very impressed by a sentence like ",,, as the boiler contains no more water when the lower tube plate starts getting overheated, this type of boiler is intrinsically safe". When it was my turn...

Hi Don,

Sorry for the delay, got my e-mail?

Albert

Mike, For the time being, beech logs still have a lower price than the available compressed logs. I purchase some 6 cubic meters every year for home heating. Needles to say that the best logs are put aside for... You need to set priorities! During the last trip this year to the slip ramp I burnt a k...