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by mtnman
Mon Feb 24, 2014 9:56 pm
Forum: Sales and Trade
Topic: Al Berry has a New Hasbroucke v2 simple for sale
Replies: 2
Views: 4795

Re: Al Berry has a New Hasbroucke v2 simple for sale

Do you have a price in mind? 450 hours in machine shop talk is $45,000.
by mtnman
Sat Jan 04, 2014 10:39 pm
Forum: Steamboat Photography
Topic: Something to make a steamboater cringe
Replies: 16
Views: 21023

Re: Something to make a steamboater cringe

So where is this? I see a good boiler and engine sitting on the bottom of a freshwater lake waiting to be salvaged!
by mtnman
Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:36 pm
Forum: General Steamboat stuff
Topic: 35ft ex-admiralty cutter anybody...?
Replies: 4
Views: 5735

Re: 35ft ex-admiralty cutter anybody...?

87gn@tahoe wrote:That would be a lot of fun to own and restore to steam.. too bad shipping would be a pain.
Shipping??? It's seaworthy and has a motor, sounds like an adventure!
by mtnman
Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:41 pm
Forum: Members' Websites and Boats
Topic: Frances-Anne
Replies: 94
Views: 146394

Re: Frances-Anne

Absolutely beautiful! Now I have to ask, Where do you store your fuel and what type of fuel will you use?
by mtnman
Wed Nov 20, 2013 9:56 pm
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: The Funnel?
Replies: 12
Views: 16299

Re: The Funnel?

Paper? What the heck is paper? Is it some new form of .doc or .pdf? What program is used to read it? :lol: Seriously? Paper... Like the stuff they wrap around a firecracker? Ok so be it... is there a place to find past copies in something more user friendly like a pdf? Cheers, Scott Paper... http:/...
by mtnman
Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:21 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Fred... what is a throttle wire drawing effect?
Replies: 27
Views: 29366

Re: Fred... what is a throttle wire drawing effect?

Yes, I have noticed the smoke from the compressed logs. Hasn't bothered be too much. I am still evaluating the difference in heat output between cheap logs and more expensive ones. We'll see. And cutting up the wood smaller does help avoid open spots in the fire for cold air to pass through. I am b...
by mtnman
Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:54 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Camber/rake
Replies: 13
Views: 11492

Re: Camber/rake

In algebra, the angle of the dangle (x) is necessary to find y (the heat of the meat) provided that the maxis of the axis (graphing in y=mx+b) and the gravity of the cavity (solving inequalities) remain constant.
by mtnman
Thu Oct 03, 2013 9:50 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Safety Concern - Blow Off Valve
Replies: 14
Views: 12551

Re: Safety Concern - Blow Off Valve

Something I learned back when I had a Traction Engine was that once you start a fire you never leave that boiler unattended, never.
by mtnman
Tue Oct 01, 2013 4:08 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: I got a question about stuff
Replies: 14
Views: 13295

Re: I got a question about stuff

This site has some info on engine size HP and speed.
http://www.reliablesteam.com/RSE/RSEengines.html
by mtnman
Sun Aug 11, 2013 12:56 am
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: Oiler
Replies: 3
Views: 5365

Re: Oiler

Check Lee Peterson and if he doesn't have it Hit&Miss might

Lee W. Pedersen
78 Taft Ave.
Lynbrook, NY 11563
http://www.enginads.com/pedersen/index.html


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Orwell, OH 44076
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