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- Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:30 am
- Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
- Topic: My New Launch
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18692
Re: My New Launch
Kelly, fantastic work, hope to see her at Nockamixon in October.
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:21 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Lagging for Boiler
- Replies: 12
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Re: Lagging for Boiler
you can get 1/2' ceramic wool blanket designed for wood stove use.
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:14 am
- Forum: Steamboat Photography
- Topic: Waterford, NY Steamboat Meet July 3-5
- Replies: 2
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Re: Waterford, NY Steamboat Meet July 3-5
Ron, yes even though we decided to just come up without boat I had a great time, I have only missed 3 Waterford meets, the first one as I did not know if it would be good and did not go, the year of the flood.... 7 I think and this year without boat. next year hopefully we will have canopy so if the...
- Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:53 am
- Forum: Steamboat Photography
- Topic: Waterford, NY Steamboat Meet July 3-5
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5662
Waterford, NY Steamboat Meet July 3-5
The Waterford meet was again fun but I did not take Phoebe Snow, decided to just go and enjoy the boats, take rides and help out where I could. A few boats came from long distances including Iron Chief, and Huron from Wisconsin but the longest distance traveled belongs to Al Dunlap who brought his C...
- Wed Jul 01, 2015 11:54 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: A question of Glass?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22781
Re: A question of Glass?
actually glass standards are changing, you will see laminated alot more in the future, if you go to a mall and the handrail on the second floor is 1/2" tempered it may soon be 1/4" over 1/4" lami because if it breaks the weight of the glass coming down onto people below could be deadly not to mentio...
- Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:37 am
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Building a Steam Launch
- Replies: 27
- Views: 28483
Re: Building a Steam Launch
there are many steam boats currently for sale in the USA, there are a few orginizations in the US dedicated to steamboating including the North American Steamboat Assoc. which will get you 6 bi monthly magazines per annual subscription, The Smokestack is a 32 page full color magazine with pictures, ...
- Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:08 am
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: A question of Glass?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22781
Re: A question of Glass?
I am a union glazier by trade and have worked with glass, poly and lexan for almost 30 years now and I would not personally use lexan or poly due to scratching, just go for a 1/8' over 1/8' lami. nobody will ever go thru it, hard to scratch and break. but that is just my personal opinion.
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:30 pm
- Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
- Topic: My New Launch
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18692
Re: My New Engine
Kelly, the work you produce at Strasburg is always amazing but now I am impressed !!!
Don Fenstermacher Jr.
Don Fenstermacher Jr.
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 8:00 pm
- Forum: Anoraks Corner
- Topic: Locomobile
- Replies: 47
- Views: 74357
Re: Locomobile
Fantastic, great work !!!
- Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:40 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: boiler insulation / wood staves
- Replies: 33
- Views: 33284
Re: boiler insulation / wood staves
I am all for short boilers but wider does not help in our typically small launches, our boiler is 21" diameter, 2" wet leg , 39'" tall and has 61- 1.25" tubes that are 14" long and she steams very well