The Kort nozzle is a great looking piece of work. Congratulations! I would like to hear about it when you've had some operating experience. For my style of...
The fight goes on to convince our congress members to save something uniquely American. Wonder what Mark Twain would have said. Anyway, here is part of an...
Hi steamers, I have a compound Semple engine aboard my Beckmann 22' steam launch. The engine is "squeaking" for lack of better words. It's not a "tick" and...
What are the piston rings like? If there is enough wear in the bores you can get a ridge at the point the rings stop at each end of the stroke. This can break...
It seems as if the "Campaign to Save the Delta Queen" sponsored by the folks at "save-the-delta-queen.org" have decided to re-direct their appeal into a...
I do not see the effort save the Delta Queen as a partisan Republican vs: Democrat issue. The facts are that Oberstar has mis-represented facts about riverboat...
I have the same engine. I agree it wants oil;-) I would say you have dry cylinders or probably the low-pressure cylinder is the one squeaking. I found that my...
Doug, That sounds like a good plan. You may want to pull the heads first as it will be the easiest. Make new gaskets and put the heads back with paste of...
Semple Engine is still in business. No website and no phone number. Snail Mail address is: Semple Engine Company, Inc. 11 Danfield Rd. St. Louis, MO 63124 Ron...
We just bought our first steam boat two weeks ago. It is a 1905 21" Truscott Compromise. Was built in the mid 1990's by the last owner. He became very ill and...
All the floor mounting beams are out now except for a couple that pipes are still running through. I'm leaving the engine in place for now. I pulled out all...
... Hi Steve & Darlene You sure have some work ahead of you but it will be worth it. It something how the frames just pulled loose from the hull. Also all the ...
Steve: Congratulations on your new boat. The steam spirits will surely smile on you for resurrecting "A Great Lady". It looks from the photos that you are...
Anyone have an opinion on the appropriate size of a hotwell relative to the size of the boiler? In other words, if a firetube boiler holds about 20 gallons of...
Hi D. I am no expert on steam boilers or hot wells. The Dredge Lewis had two hot wells and 2 rather large water tube Foster wheeler Boilers. The wells held...
... Hi Dave, I have no legitimate info on how to size a hotwell, but here are some ideas. 4 gallons seems like it is fine for a 20 gallon boiler. Does yours...
Hi there, I would have replied to this earlier in the day, but yahoo wouldn't let me do anything. Â In my experience, the bigger the hotwell the better. You...
You didn't mention how you are controlling boiler water level, but if your boiler has automatic water level controls, there are other considerations. In many...
Some thoughts & comments on hotwells: 1) Good info can be found on www.steamboating.net web site and also http://www.nmpproducts.com/hotwell.htm 2) Your 4...
Ten or so years ago when I was rebuilding "Artemis" I had the same question. Somewhere (It might have been in "Steamboats and Modern Steam Launchs",...
Hi, I have a 24' with a single. Whenever I hear a noise I put a few drops of oil in all the weep holes and the noise most often goes away. Well now at the end...
I am a big fan of grease cups on my engine. I have grease cups on the forward and reverse eccentrics and both ends of the connecting rod. I have O-rings on...
Ron, I am thinking about buying a Semple 10hp V-compound. Is there a source for documentation on the engine? This engine has a broken crank pin (for lack of a...
At what pressure did the boilers develope in as 1890's side wheel great lakes ship?? The whistle from the Chippewa, built in 1893 with? a walking beam engine,...
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