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- Sun Aug 02, 2020 6:53 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Idea: Espresso pump
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12982
Re: Idea: Espresso pump
The pump I used was from Procon pumps, they have lots of different models with different capacities, all the details are on their website. A word of warning- they are rotary vane pumps so should only be driven in one direction, which was fine for me as my engine was non reversing. If you were to put...
- Wed Jul 08, 2020 9:01 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Idea: Espresso pump
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12982
Re: Idea: Espresso pump
Hi, I used one of these pumps on my monotube boiler setup:
[Youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po9Pcqp2z3M[/Youtube]
Kingsley
[Youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po9Pcqp2z3M[/Youtube]
Kingsley
- Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:07 pm
- Forum: Rally Reports
- Topic: Steam Outboard Motor Competition
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7822
Steam Outboard Motor Competition
A the start of June the SBA held a competition where members had to build a steam powered outboard motor. At the event these were attached to the back of a boat and took steam from the boat's boiler via a flexible hose. The competition took the form of a time trial but the main aim for most competit...
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 2:12 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Ducted propellers?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18209
Re: Ducted propellers?
Quinten, I know of one steamboat with a ducted propeller, it is called Juno (details in the SBA register here : http://www.steamboatassociation.org.uk/Default.aspx?pageId=1117882 ) I seem to remember the owner saying that he didn't think it was any more efficient in practice but that it was very goo...
- Sat Aug 24, 2013 9:48 am
- Forum: Rally Reports
- Topic: SBA Windermere Rally 2013
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4840
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:15 am
- Forum: Rally Reports
- Topic: SBA Trent Rally 2013
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6491
Re: SBA Trent Rally 2013
Mack, There is a brief report of the Rally here. A short clip of the whistle in use can be found at the end of this other video (from 4mins 42 secs): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVvrdF2XO-I We always warm the whistle before use by holding the valve just open so that a small flow of steam passes t...
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 11:05 am
- Forum: Rally Reports
- Topic: Steamboats at Bristol Harbour Festival
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4556
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:42 pm
- Forum: Rally Reports
- Topic: SBA Puffing-a-Wey 2013
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5423
- Thu Jul 11, 2013 6:18 am
- Forum: Rally Reports
- Topic: SBA Trent Rally 2013
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6491
- Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:47 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Just bought steamboat
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9430
Re: Just bought steamboat
Mike, Congratulations on the boat. British Waterways has been replaced by the Canal & River Trust. If you keep you don't keep your boat on their waterways (they don't look after all of the waterways in the UK) you can get a short term visitors licence (see: http://canalrivertrust.org.uk/boating/lice...