Hi Pete, thanks for the link. Technology hurtles along so fast I wonder how many inventions are swept aside because they showed no immediate promise at the...
1176
Richard Mundy
coracles18
Jan 4, 2009 5:10 pm
Hi Donald, The thing that interests me about the pop pop is its simplicity and I can play around with them without a machine shop. I don't mind adding a valve...
1175
Richard Mundy
coracles18
Jan 4, 2009 4:41 pm
Hi Frank, I tried this link and got redirected to Google videos, Its amazing how swapping aviation fuel for water and doing away with the candle can up the...
1174
Pete B.
northriver07
Jan 4, 2009 1:21 am
The Rumsey engine worked essentilly like an old well pump. The engine draws water in through a forward port and expells it and some steam through a transom...
1173
Donald Qualls
silntobsvr
Jan 3, 2009 10:19 pm
... Presuming you're not just interested in (for instance) using steam to drive an axial-flow or centrifugal jet pump of the kind now common in jet boats, one...
1172
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Jan 3, 2009 6:54 pm
Hi Dick, There have been a few modest improvements of jet boats. Go to <http://tinyurl.com/a6c5zt> for an example. Frank...
1171
Richard Mundy
coracles18
Jan 3, 2009 6:32 pm
Hi Jean-Yves, This is a very interesting site. I have yet to digest all of it! The big pop pops are very impressive, but as you say the performance compared to...
1170
Richard Mundy
coracles18
Jan 3, 2009 6:20 pm
Hi Frank, this is very interesting. As this boat is a half scale replica, I assume the only development work was to figure out how it was made and how it...
1169
Jean-Yves Renaud
jeanyves_renaud
Jan 2, 2009 4:51 pm
Hi Dick, The efficiency of the pop-pop engine is not only poor, it is pathetic. And there are other reasons why powering a manned boat is not reallistic. Look...
1168
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Jan 2, 2009 4:17 pm
Hi Dick, Click on <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvTnm7MRqsU> for video of the first jet powered boat. Actually it was an intermittent jet boat similar in...
1167
Richard Mundy
coracles18
Jan 2, 2009 3:04 pm
Hi Frank, thanks for the reply and the link, I am well aware of the poor efficiency of the pop pop etc and the likelyhood of disapointment. I never travel...
1166
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Jan 2, 2009 10:49 am
Hi Dick, Welcome to the group. Go to <http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/pop-pop/#payne> for information about the use of pop-pop engines in full-sized boats. For...
1165
Richard Mundy
coracles18
Jan 2, 2009 12:58 am
Hi all, Just joined this group, some years ago I made several engines of varous types and mounted them in cut down cans (I had not the patience to build the...
1164
Pete B.
northriver07
Jan 1, 2009 12:58 pm
Good morning & Happy New Year! Welcome... members new and established. I hope that you find/continue to find our group both interesting and informative....
1163
Dan Noyes
danoyes1
Dec 30, 2008 4:39 pm
great I would hate to loose all that interesting info!! Dan http://dansdories.googlepages.com ... From: Pete B. <georgeyyy@...> Subject:...
1162
Pete B.
northriver07
Dec 30, 2008 2:22 am
I was able to have Yahoo Groups reactivate our group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pop-pop-steamboats/ <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pop-pop-steamboats/>...
1161
Pete B.
northriver07
Dec 18, 2008 12:16 pm
Frank, A great technology! Our son worked as a research assistant in the 3D printing Lab at MIT as part of his Masters program. I have personally used 3D...
1160
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Dec 16, 2008 5:29 pm
Hi All, I added a RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEMS folder to the Links section to provide a place where links to information about affordable- and not so affordable-...
1159
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Nov 16, 2008 4:39 am
Hi All, I have been a member of the Yahoo group dumasmodelboats for several years. Today I became the group's moderator so the owner could devote more time to...
1158
Pete B.
northriver07
Nov 13, 2008 12:04 pm
I came across this link this morning in the Yahoo Group Modelercad. It's worth a look. http://www.phlatboyz.com/ It has possibilites when used in conjunction...
1157
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Nov 11, 2008 11:59 am
Hi All, There are a couple of new additions to the links section. Our newest member has a website at <www.steves-workshop.co.uk> and the developers of a new...
1156
darylcanada73
Oct 19, 2008 8:13 am
Fogo Island, Newfoundland. October 10, 2008. (Gander Bay News) To coincide with the Canadian Thanksgiving on October 13, Canadian marine historical scientists...
1155
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Oct 7, 2008 3:11 pm
Hi All, In an attempt to replace the current topic, Re: Frank - Houston & IKE, I have tried to find something that has not been discussed before. Message...
1154
Pete B.
northriver07
Sep 14, 2008 11:14 am
Did I say "DIRTY" Old Old Frank? Glad you're safe! Pete ... acouple ... Ike ... watch ... the ... the...
1153
Len Phillips
lentheaussie2
Sep 14, 2008 6:01 am
Some of these old buggers do get it wrong occasionally ... They run out of steam and it's all POP and NO Put.. The aussie Still alive and well ... ... From:...
1152
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Sep 14, 2008 12:36 am
Whut spel chekur? ... acouple ... Ike ... watch ... the ... the...
1151
Donald Qualls
silntobsvr
Sep 13, 2008 10:22 pm
Well, apparently, things are better than was supposed -- you've even (seemingly) got electric power and phone/internet service back (if you ever lost it)....
1150
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Sep 13, 2008 9:20 pm
What's all this about anyhow? I didn't receive a ejaculation warning. Old Old Frabj...
1149
Pete B.
northriver07
Sep 13, 2008 4:31 pm
Hey Gang, Old Old Frank lives in Houston with his wife. I contacted him acouple of days ago before Ike zeroed in on Galveston. He ensured me that Ike was going...
1148
Frank McNeill
frankmcneilll
Sep 2, 2008 3:30 pm
Hi All, A folder titled "Ceramics"; has been added to the Links section. It contains an existing link to the Cotronics Corporation and new links to: Almax...
