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- Fri Apr 16, 2021 3:30 am
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Reliable Monitor Plans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6747
Re: Reliable Monitor Plans
I would suggest you call Reliable and find out if anyone has built this hull. A revolutionary design that is very effective at dodging cannon fire, but the very concept results in a boat that is inherently not very seaworthy. If you can be OK with the seaworthy limitations, and want the novelty asp...
- Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:02 am
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Reliable Monitor Plans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6747
Re: Reliable Monitor Plans
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the Reliable Monitor plans ? I'm intrigued by the thought of building one in steel, but I'd like to know the community's thoughts before dropping a Grant. Any link Tom? I'd like to see what it's like. A search here drew a complete blank Sure thing! ht...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:31 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Reliable Monitor Plans
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6747
Reliable Monitor Plans
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of the Reliable Monitor plans? I'm intrigued by the thought of building one in steel, but I'd like to know the community's thoughts before dropping a Grant.
- Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:27 pm
- Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
- Topic: DetroiTug's Tug is going together
- Replies: 388
- Views: 388795
Re: DetroiTug's Tug is going together
All the mechanicals seem fine, just need to ultrasound and hydrotest the boiler. Five years ago, I adopted the regiment of ultrasounding every 5 years and it's due. I used windshield washer solvent as antifreeze, I'll see how that did. The steam car people use that as well. Ron Do you leave your bo...
- Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:41 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Theory question: Pressure/temperature limits
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13282
Re: Theory question: Pressure/temperature limits
An antiquated way of producing hydrogen was to pass steam over a red hot iron surface, forming hydrogen and magnetite. I suppose that could have been what occurred in such an instance? Probably from an underfilled boiler, although I can't imagine a red hot boiler tube would be able to hold back the ...
- Thu Feb 11, 2021 4:10 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Theory question: Pressure/temperature limits
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13282
Re: Theory question: Pressure/temperature limits
I'll scan and post the page later, but in one of the Audel's books there's a (purely theoretical) design for a quintuple expansion engine that takes 1500 PSI from the boiler. Ron is pretty active in the steam car community where they push pressures a LOT higher than we do, so he may be able to give ...
- Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:49 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: After Coal?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 25368
Re: After Coal?
One thing that may be worth taking into account when considering the economics of using oil as opposed to coal is that although the fuel itself is more expensive, will a launch really burn that much of it? A 4 hp launch, operating at a measly 4% efficiency, should only consume about 2 gallons of fue...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:19 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: And Now for the Twin
- Replies: 159
- Views: 312931
Re: And Now for the Twin
Beautiful work as always. Really exciting seeing the whole thing come together.
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:11 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: After Coal?
- Replies: 48
- Views: 25368
Re: After Coal?
It may be impractical depending on how a boiler likes it and what residue it may leave behind, but since coal has gotten more expensive and difficult to acquire several people I know have converted their garage/shop stoves to burn dried corn. It's widely available, environmentally friendly, dirt che...
- Thu Dec 10, 2020 5:15 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Vacuum gauge location
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3682
Re: Vacuum gauge location
Dietrich, that is a gorgeous engine!