Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2010 11:45:13 GMT
These 2003 pics surfaced whilst I was archiving some files over the holiday. I took them as a basis for a mag article that never got itself written.
As things are a bit quiet at the moment perhaps the Forum will appreciate them. The boat was completed in six weeks, from a photograph, but I was on the wagon at the time........
My first steam engine and boiler, but nothing to put it into!
Inspiration: Der Seekadett, a Swiss Lake launch kit, but mighty expensive at £1200+ motive power!
No Option but to make your own. Plans were scaled up from a convenient photo. Ribs from thin ply, ship's lines guessed at!
Held together with five minute epoxy
Trying the engine for size and balance.
Pine planks, made on the bandsaw.
Ready for fairing.
Hull covered with tissue and West system epoxy.
Engine didn't reverse so it needed a variable pitch propellor. Here is the radio controlled actuator. the disc moves the shaft outwards which moves the spider on the propellor.
Variprop. It was too small to handle the power so a larger one was made later.
Cleaned up boiler with teak cladding, steam whistle, superheater dryer coils and oil separator.
Laminated Tiller!
Tank Testing at the Hamble Institute
Finished article on the shores of Eastleigh Lake. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. JB
As things are a bit quiet at the moment perhaps the Forum will appreciate them. The boat was completed in six weeks, from a photograph, but I was on the wagon at the time........
My first steam engine and boiler, but nothing to put it into!
Inspiration: Der Seekadett, a Swiss Lake launch kit, but mighty expensive at £1200+ motive power!
No Option but to make your own. Plans were scaled up from a convenient photo. Ribs from thin ply, ship's lines guessed at!
Held together with five minute epoxy
Trying the engine for size and balance.
Pine planks, made on the bandsaw.
Ready for fairing.
Hull covered with tissue and West system epoxy.
Engine didn't reverse so it needed a variable pitch propellor. Here is the radio controlled actuator. the disc moves the shaft outwards which moves the spider on the propellor.
Variprop. It was too small to handle the power so a larger one was made later.
Cleaned up boiler with teak cladding, steam whistle, super
Laminated Tiller!
Tank Testing at the Hamble Institute
Finished article on the shores of Eastleigh Lake. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. JB
