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by artemis
Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:44 pm
Forum: General Steamboat stuff
Topic: How many of us ARE there?
Replies: 13
Views: 15356

Re: How many of us ARE there?

One reason I made this forum was to make it as easy as possible for the non-computer type folk to read and write about Steamboats. There will always be some people who will never use the internet, so hopefully us who do will be able to aid them with any problems they have. Spot on! That's exactly w...
by artemis
Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:17 am
Forum: Welcome
Topic: Bill Durham
Replies: 3
Views: 5855

Bill Durham

Bill Durham, one of the leading lights of hobby steamboating passed away on October 27, 2014 at the age of 91. :( Here is the obituary, as publsihed in the Northwest Steam Society's Steam Gage : "We have been greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Bill Durham, last October 27. Bill and his wife...
by artemis
Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:00 pm
Forum: General Steamboat stuff
Topic: Steamboat sound recording near SE Asia
Replies: 7
Views: 8293

Re: Steamboat sound recording near SE Asia

Yahoo groups has a "steam whistle" group at https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/steam-whistles/info - you'll need to belong to yahoo groups to join and view, but that should be no big deal. Surprised nobody in China has done something about this. China was one of the last countries to run steam loco...
by artemis
Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:44 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Help identify
Replies: 14
Views: 14083

Re: Help identify

Does anyone have any contact information of anyone who owns a Herreshoff single or early compound? Or possibly someone who may be a bit of an expert on these engines? I'm trying to get dimensions of columns, bolt spacing, etc. to better make a conclusion.... If anyone has any more pictures that may...
by artemis
Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:26 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Main steam gauge calibration.
Replies: 8
Views: 7866

Re: Main steam gauge calibration.

I have used: Scaler Sales 12119 NE 99th Street, Suite 2000 Vancouver, WA 360-993-1222 It's been a couple of years, but they're still in business. Recalibrate/rebuild steam guages including antiques. Also rework antique gauges for different pressures including new gauge faces. I realize that most of ...
by artemis
Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:50 am
Forum: Steamboat Photography
Topic: Something to make a steamboater cringe
Replies: 16
Views: 20933

Re: Something to make a steamboater cringe

Well, let's really have some fun: Whose art is the most representational? Leonardo daVinci or a 6 year old child (either sex).
by artemis
Sat Nov 01, 2014 10:26 pm
Forum: Rally Reports
Topic: 2014 Great Delta Steamboat Meet
Replies: 15
Views: 28642

Re: 2014 Great Delta Steamboat Meet

Ron, I think you are mistaken. If you look at Carol Ann's engine, the columns are completely cast and it has slip eccentric valve gear, whereas the Magic's engine has cast back columns with turned front columns and Stevenson valve gear. Additionally both the outside as well as the internal dimensio...
by artemis
Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:32 pm
Forum: Rally Reports
Topic: 2014 Great Delta Steamboat Meet
Replies: 15
Views: 28642

Re: 2014 Great Delta Steamboat Meet

Ron, you must mean solely in the sense that they were intended for the water taxis, not in being identical. No, I meant that if your engine was from the water taxis of the Expo, then, as Bob Dessert's engine in Magic is also from the same set of 4, they are identical. See the "Magic" listing on the...
by artemis
Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:53 pm
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: An out-there idea.
Replies: 8
Views: 10763

Re: An out-there idea.

Fulton designed (and built?) a twin hulled warship in 1812 with a paddle wheel located between the two hulls for propulsion.
by artemis
Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:44 pm
Forum: Welcome
Topic: John Woodson
Replies: 1
Views: 4243

Re: John Woodson

TahoeSteam wrote:I just found out that John Woodson of http://www.stanleysteamers.com and the "Mojo" has passed away at home. :cry:

Goodbye John
;-(