I am starting to build the #8 engine, two cylinder 90 degree Vee and have a question about material. The back plate, base plate and some other parts are called...
... Im sure that is exactly what Ray intended. I see no reason to start with thicker plate- unless you milled off both sides evenly you would likely introduce...
As I'm new to this group, my question may have already been asked, but has any one fitted either engine #1 or #5 to a launch of 12 feet? I am considering doing...
... Both of these engines were designed to by used in small launches,a nd many have been built and work well in larger boats than 12 feet. I strongly urge...
Out of town. I will be out of town from 2006/10/08 through 2006/10/15. I will have access to e-mail but with limited response capability. Sorry for the...
... asked, ... feet? ... nd ... work ... well it ... would ... Thanks for that Ron. A few people here have made a similar sugestion to me but as yet I've not...
... It is not the engine that takes up space- either engine is less than 1 ft square. It is the boiler, water tank, fuel (wood) storage, feed pump, hot well,...
Hi All, I would have to second Ron's suggestion that you don't build below 20'. At least not a steamboat. I am nearing completion of my boat that I stretched...
... I ... room ... to ... for ... years ... engine ... building a ... to ... heartache. ... Well, thanks for all the coments that you guys have put forward....
Rodger, Don't let lack of woodworking experience stop you, I didn't have it either...( Heck...I still don't!) there are enough resources out there whether you...
... it ... scratch ... can ... commandment,thou ... know ... Gidday, Yeah, I'm looking forward to doing a little woodwork! That's one thing with a "small"...
Just been to my mail box to clear the mail, and what do I find but a set of plans for the #1 and #5 engine! Yahoo! Now nothing else will get done around...
As do I. When I was building my launch engine I would see Ray once or twice a year and show him what i had gotten done to that date...a trinket here a piston...
... here ... They are a great set of plans that I should be able to follow with out too much trouble. I've got some good mates in the model engineering club...
Hi guys, I'm new to this group and have been hanging out just reading posts for the last month. Me and a friend have been looking into building a 25 foot steam...
If you live in the Lake Tahoe area, or plan on doing a lot of cruising there, you might want to get in touch with Steve Harcourt. He lives in South Lake Tahoe....
I have a #5 in a 17ft launch and it is more than ample power. I would have no concern with it for a 20-22 ft boat, but I might start to worry at 25 ft. Scaling...
Ron, I actually live in the Bay Area, but do plan on running the boat (I talk about it like it already exists) in Tahoe, as I'm up there almost every summer. ...
I am just getting into the planning part of building a steam engine suitable for a small boat. I am taking a great course at Renton Technical College on...
Really there the same lathe just a different color. There is a 9X20 group on yahoo and there is a bunch of info there. I own a Jet 920 and after taking it all...
I had one of those 9 X 20 lathes for a while, I think my brand was a "Jet" that I purchased through Northern Tool. But as somebody mentioned they are all from...
Guys, I'm on the verge of ordering plans for a #5. I plan on scaling it up a bit as per advice from this board, to run in a 25' launch. When I first started...
I believe the book is Steamboats and Modern Steam Launches. It is a reproduction of the magazine published from 1961 through 1963. the book was compiled and...
... Id guess you are looking for 'Steambioats and Modern Steam Launches' This is a collection of several years of a small magazine. It has been reprinted in...
I've had the pleasure of meeting Ray several times at differnt engine shows and steamboat meets. In 2005 Ray sat next to me at Mystic Ct. Marine Engine Expo. I...
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