Ron, Just received your reply to my post. Thank you very much for the invite. I wasn't aware such things were open to the general public. Weekends are kinda...
Dear Friends, I am fancying the idea of having a larger #8 engine built to drive a 26ft steamlaunch. Is there anybody here who has a) any experience with the...
There's always "something" going on. Boats will be arriving all day Friday. All the steamboat owners are friendly people. If they're not involved with...
... On that same train of thought, has anyone altered the plans enough to make the Vee into a compound? I've been studying the plans and considering this, but...
Ron, Thanks for the timely reply. Please check your email (the addy you have listed at this site). Gundorps ... Friday. All the steamboat owners are friendly...
Compound Dear friends, a good friend of mine, chief on a number of steamships, the last one a buoy tender which was in active service until the mid 1980s and...
Hi Ekart ... Also, a simple engine (i.e. non-compound) is self starting. A compound engine needs a simpling valve installed to make it self starting. As you...
Why would your friend think that the hp side wasn't doing any work, or even hardly at all? If I understand things correctly, the hp side is the smaller...
Dear friend, as far as I could understand, he sees the problem in the size of the engines. It is obvious that a big marine engine with hundreds or even...
It is too bad you can not scale down larger engines and get the same results as you expect. As LBSC said he did not design scale models of locomotives, but...
So, if I'm understanding all this correctly, making a small compound engine, say something in the 3HP range, is a less effective use of the design than if it...
This has been an interesting discussion but it also is about apples and oranges. As I see it the answer is "yes a small compound is more efficient" BUT, big...
Thanks for the very complete description of why anyone would want a compound or greater in an under 50HP marine installation. I have a friend who is a retired...
Photos and video from todays Straw Hollow engine show are up on the web. http://neme-s.org/Straw_Hollow_2007/Straw_Hollow.htm I, for one, had a GREAT day! Now...
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Hi. Ron's right. If your going to worry about practicality, buy a diesel. As a steamboating friend of mine put's it It's smiles per mile, not miles per...
Hey guys, Just received this in my email... "Dear Yahoo! Photos user, For some time now, we've supported two great photo sharing services: Yahoo! Photos and...
Let me start out by saying that I was quite excited when I found this site from a link on the NWSS website. I am just starting my engine build and it has been...
... this ... information ... lurking ... know) ... related ... are ... you'll ... share ... compound. It sounds like a great project and also a long one. I too...
Hi Ken I am trying to buil a model boat steam engine. I learned a lot from building my first one ( it don't run ). I need a new lathe and a milllimg machine.I...
Ed, I'll give you some of the things I found in the search for a new lathe and what I have learned owning a smaller one. The decision to sell my 9x20 and...
Hello everyone, I've been building model engines for just a year and have built four Stirling engines of Rudy Kouhoupt and Home Shop Machinist design. I have...
Ken, Welcome to the board. Another Seattle/King County-ite? I'm near-by, but on the other side of "the pond" (the big salty one, that is). Hope to hear and...
Thanks for the welcome. Actually, I reside in Colorado. It seems that there are a few steamboaters in the state as noted in the membership lists of the NWSS &...
OOPS! Sorry about that, Ken. When you mentioned the Northwest Steam Society, I figured you must live up here. See? NEVER assume. =) Gundorps ... found ... ...
OK I am sold. Will order plans for #3 . Any thoughts on one of these being my first steam project. What about a boiler? Any advice or comment would be...
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