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- Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:04 am
- Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
- Topic: owner of Leviathan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21044
Re: owner of Leviathan
Bob's summary 's pretty accurate. Sweeny ended up donating her to the California maritime academy. At the time it had a fire tube boiler put on to side with a few of the top rows of tubes welded blank... super safe :roll: A gentleman by the name of Will Heyne bought her and put a 90sqft Roberts styl...
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 4:02 am
- Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
- Topic: owner of Leviathan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21044
Re: owner of Leviathan
Double post
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:55 am
- Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
- Topic: owner of Leviathan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 21044
Re: owner of Leviathan
Double post
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:22 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23940
Re: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
Greg, The rods that can be seen readily are actually the con rods for the valves. The actual cylinder connecting rods are all the same length, the LP having a longer piston rod instead. I believe those are photos of Chris' engine, and crank. In some correspondence with him a while back I recall him ...
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 11:11 pm
- Forum: General Steamboat stuff
- Topic: Buying boiler or engine
- Replies: 17
- Views: 19114
Re: Buying boiler or engine
How many more ebay boilers before there is an accident and the world comes crashing down on us?
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:16 am
- Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
- Topic: Next Weekend II
- Replies: 162
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Re: Next Weekend II
Thanks Steve! Yes, it's quite useful! Working on building fuel tanks... http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c346/buickcars/Steam%20BOATS/20160125_135840_zpscv3dmcfb.jpg Using purpose-built tanks and re-purposed pontoons. Looking at about 350 gallons of fuel total. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c34...
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:04 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23940
Re: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
Herreshoff's steeple triple-expansions had 3 cranks and they weren't at 120* speration I'm interested how a steeple triple could have three cranks- I don't know the Herreshoff engines well, have you got a link or a photo? Greg Three cranks, AND only two main journals! http://i30.photobucket.com/alb...
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:40 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23940
Re: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
Herreshoff's steeple triple-expansions had 3 cranks and they weren't at 120* speration
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:28 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23940
Re: 90 deg-- 180 deg crank
Diversity indeed!
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Anyone want to buy a rust-free '64 Buick Riviera? Not quite a Ferrari, but still ahead of its time in styling!
- Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:22 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Sizing Toothed/Synchronous Belts for prop drive
- Replies: 41
- Views: 44993
Re: Sizing Toothed/Synchronous Belts for prop drive
Which one makes more torque at 1000 rpm?