Hi All, I got this e-mail from one of members today and have complied with his request. "Hi Frank. Sorry about this but due to ongoing health problems can you...
Feb 12th.. I thought that the new Homepage image appropriate for the date. I found this website while researching steamboats. I was unaware of tise side of Abe...
We have 8 new members in 2008. Welcome all! Please tell us a little bit about yourselves and your interest in pop-pop boats. Most of our members have yet to...
Hello, group; after seeing Put-Put Boats on the Discovery Channel recently, I got instantly addicted and have built a "whole fleet" of them so far, moving from...
Welcome! I ran through your links. The only thing that I can say is WOW! You have done an amazing job in putting your pages together. They are well layed out,...
Thanks, Pete; nice to meetcha. No 16' of snow up here in the "Great White North" of northern Canada! But no open water to test my boats either. Not yet. ...
Pete, I'm not conversant enough with this system to find your posts and pictures yet; eventually I'll manage. Just finished boat #9. Of the 9, 3 are metal. NOW...
Very nicely done, Ken! Excellent step by step instructions. I must admit that the charming sound of the pop pop in the paper boat got a bit old by the time I...
Thank you, John. I agree that it would be nice to be able to start and STOP that video but I don't know how to adjust my html. Maybe all one can do is turn...
Ken, I'm glad to see you've done some interesting things with deck modifications with the http://sciencetoymaker.org/ boat design and I appreciate you...
Nice to hear back from you Slater. You sure got me hooked. One thing scares me about leaving the ends of the straws so long: if they get too close to where the...
I know what you're saying about the straws melting when going that close to the hot spot, Ken. I deal with it by making sure a thin layer of epoxy coats the...
I see what you mean about the epoxy. I've had bad luck with that LePage epoxy, Slater. Threw the whole thing away without using it at all; the dispenser had me...
... If you can make the rudder bearing smooth enough, you might be able to use the transmitter, receiver, and actuator from one of the tiny R/C cars that are...
Ken, I placed your metal put-put/Pop-pop on our homepage. It should get people's interest going again. It shows what can be done with a little imagination and...
Hi Ken and all, Trend Times has a catalog at <http://www.trendtimes.com/index.html> with "The Hottest Products For The Coolest People," which include a lot of...
Somebody send that guy some English lessons so we can pick his brain. Looks like he has been making good use of in both inside and outside the box. Yep. I was...
Hello, group. I just made put-put number 15 and this time made the shape of the aluminum boiler different with results which I like very much; the boat moved...
Hi All, I joined a Yahoo group for people who want to learn Japanese and intended to post a message asking for help with a message to the owner of the Handmade...
Hello, Frank. I don't think you need to be a "member" for any minimum length of time before you can ask anything. Way I see it, if you need help, you ask....
Hi Ken, There are quite a few in our group who are retired or of retirement age. I'm 65 but plan on working another year or two. I enjoy what I do (Mechanical...
Hi Pete and Ken, Pete's remark about a rotary steam engine patented by James Rumsey prompted a bit of Googling to learn more about it. I added a link with the...
Dear Frank and group, Thank you for letting me join this group! I'm a total novice to this craft, so I look forward to learning more about it all. We are...
Hi Frank, Thanks for posting the link to FULTON's FOLLIES. All help greatly appreciated. I have already heard from Ron Fossum thru FF. He has the International...
To all of our new members, Welcome. Like most groups we run the Gamut of interest and knowledge. At present there isn't a high level of activity. I, for one,...
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