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- Wed Nov 18, 2015 10:05 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Steam Sirens
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14781
Re: Steam Sirens
Not that I have a steamboat to put one on, but I sure do LOVE seam sirens!
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:04 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Building a small flat bottomed boat
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15403
Re: Building a small flat bottomed boat
I'd suggest that you carefully calculate the weight of the design before building if car-topping is your intention. Plywood is not a particularly lightweight material in the application you contemplate and any sheathing in resin and fabric will materially increase the overall weight of the boat. It ...
- Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:50 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Re-powering a riverboat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7725
Re: Re-powering a riverboat
Am I correct that the Federal regulations require any steam powered vessel over 40' LOA to carry a licensed engineer and be subject to inspections, etc.? I was aboard the "Mark Twain" at Disneyland last month and even though she runs on a submerged track at low speed in probably six feet of water, s...
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:57 am
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: A question of Glass?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22780
Re: A question of Glass?
The glass pretty much lasts forever. You can calculate the weight of either from the densities. 2.6 gm/cc for most common glass and 1.2 gm/cc for acrylic and polycarbonate. I have a repair kit for acrylic that claims that you can repair anything from a bullet crater to slight fogging. Depends on ho...
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:45 am
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: A question of Glass?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22780
Re: A question of Glass?
The glass pretty much lasts forever. You can calculate the weight of either from the densities. 2.6 gm/cc for most common glass and 1.2 gm/cc for acrylic and polycarbonate. I have a repair kit for acrylic that claims that you can repair anything from a bullet crater to slight fogging. Depends on ho...
- Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:55 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: What are these?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9238
Re: What are these?
Ventilator cowls actually do provide a noticeable air flow below deck and are quite common on smaller yachts. There is a device, known as a "Dorade box" upon which they set, that prevents any water entering the cowl from finding its way below. There are also cowls manufactured with internal baffling...
- Wed May 20, 2015 2:46 am
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Type of Wood for Hull
- Replies: 18
- Views: 20090
Re: Type of Wood for Hull
Well, this thread may be a little stale, but I can't resist... Your fiberglass (or expoy/Dynel) sheathing will be "perforated" as soon as you drill your first hole to screw on a fitting. In reply to your thought that "fiberglass sheathing" seems like a great all-around solution, just google "balsa c...
- Wed May 20, 2015 1:25 am
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: brass accoutrements for the boat?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6923
Re: brass accoutrements for the boat?
Or even spin one yourself, if you are handy. All it takes is a wood lathe. You turn the pattern you want out of wood, mount it in the lathe chuck, attach a piece of annealed sheet brass, and start it spinning. Then you press the brass against the pattern with a smooth hardwood stick held against to ...
- Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:52 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: PS TULE PRINCESS Opens to Public in Texas
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7507
Re: PS TULE PRINCESS Opens to Public in Texas
Lovely boat. Great to see her kept so well! I do believe, however, that she was actually built to David Sarlin's order by the Millerick Brother's Coast Marine Construction of Sebastapol, CA, which is just up the road a few miles from Petaluma, CA. Not to take anything away from Mr. Sarlin, who made ...
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:04 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Larger boat feasible?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 25220
Re: Larger boat feasible?
My personal prejudice is that traditional carvel construction is, by definition, overweight. I understand that it's the way boats were built and for good reasons. I find them esthetically pleasing but I find a lot of things from the past pleasing. It doesn't mean that I will choose to duplicate the...