Hi All, I found an image that shows lofting lines and part of a hull that fit in with the previous posts about bread & butter construction and staining layers...
POP-POP-BOATS FANS! Here is a message from another list from a purveyor of 1:48 laser cut kits. They have two which might interest the Pop-Pop-Steamboat crowd,...
Thanks Don for this post. I wanted to see pictures of the "Hawk" and the tramp steamer and ended up applying to join the deerfieldriver discussion group. My...
Hey gang, I've been enjoying going through all of the files and photos in the group. Built my first pop-pop boat (candle burner) using a tin can a few weeks...
Good morning Shawn, Frank would be pleased that you are using the Group's message board. He was getting discouraged by the lack of interaction in the group. He...
1. What about the heavy duty turkey roasting pans or cooky sheets that are beginning to show up at our local grocery stores? 2. Check with a local roofing...
Hi Don, What's that about great minds running in the same channel? All kidding aside, it was one of the first resources that popped (no pun intended) into my...
Pete, I hadn't thought about an actual roof panel - visiting a local construction site should garner a life time supply from the dumpster - with permission -...
Don, In my travels over the back roads in the Northeast my wife and I noticed more & more metal roofs. They are great in the NE. The snow slides off of them...
Shawn, I had been thinking about an alcohol burner for the CLEMONT pop-pop should I ever get around to build one. I have a lot of irons in the fire so only...
Hi Shawn, Brass would probably be your best choice. If possible, find an industrial supply house where you can handle several thicknesses of brass shim stock...
Thanks for all of the great suggestions guys! I'll check out some of the local sources here in Denver this weekend and see what I can come up with. Rich J:...
Firefly's "Liliput" engine was originally supposed to be an "overtype"; stationary engine, that is with the engine mounted on top of the boiler like a steam ...
Hi Shawn, Pete, Don, Richard, Uncle Tom Cobbly and All, The posts about alcohol burners give me a sinking feeling because I think that "one-click" butane-fired...
Frank, Thanks for the heads up! I tried to cover the danger in using alcohol. The cotton ball insert was to absorb the alcohol in the burner to prevent spills....
Hi Pete, There are a lot of refillable butane fired gadgets that might be used. Check out the links for butane lighters for candles with bendable, extensible,...
Thanks for the info Rich. You're a talented builder and an inspiration to us beginners! I'll have to try building my own wooden hull and a steam engine some...
Thanks for the information Pete. I'll try your design out :-) Not sure if I'll actually get to building a boat this weekend like I had hoped to but maybe...
Shawn, Thanks for pointing me to Marc's Link. It took a while to find it. He has a lot of good info. Our designs are very similar even down to materials and...
Hi All, I just learned that our member, Graham McAllister, is producing "Footy" class RC sailboats that are available as easy to assemble kits. The new home...
Hi All, We have two new members, iamalive60 in Ft. Lauderdale, and sandymsimon in New York. There are forty of us now, so let's hope the bit about life...
HI All, I put up another sketch of a radio controllable water pulse engine that looks like one that was shown before, but has a few changes. The principal ...
Hi All, The first news item for today is that there are forty-one of us now. wdsmith41 is our new member. The second item is a link to Frappr Map, a feature...
Hi All, There are forty-three of us now. Our newest members yesterday afternoon were hlfuzzball and dyscord2003, welcome to the group guys. There's also a new ...
RE: The North River image The image was created in KeyCreator CAD software from a 3D Solids model. Each component was created in what is known as wireframe...
Hi All There are forty five of us now, ijopson is our forty-fifth member. He specializes in models of seagoing vessels that evolved from ironclads to become...
Greetings All, Those great images of the NORTH RIVER have drawn me out of Lurker Mode. I am hoping you gents can help me out a bit. See I am an old Snipe with...
