http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/ eGroup dedicated to an interest in steam boats worldwide, old and new. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:50:27 GMT jarnold144 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1194 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1194 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 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:24:30 GMT d_goza http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1193 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1193 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 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:09:52 GMT qwert yuiop http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1192 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1192 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 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:00:51 GMT Ronald A. Fossum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1191 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1191 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", Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:33:50 GMT Doug Hitchcock http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1190 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1190 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 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 17:02:49 GMT Myles Twete http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1189 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1189 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 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:46:50 GMT Daniel Hicks http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1188 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1188 Hi there, I would have replied to this earlier in the day, but yahoo wouldn't let me do anything.   In my experience, the bigger the hotwell the better. You Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:04:11 GMT Dick Vennerbeck http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1187 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1187 ... 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 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:42:06 GMT Carl Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1186 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1186 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 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:09:47 GMT d_goza http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1185 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1185 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 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:34:15 GMT d_goza http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1184 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1184 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 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:17:25 GMT Ken Brockway http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1183 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1183 ... 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 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:47:00 GMT Steve http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1182 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1182 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 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:13:24 GMT alco040 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1181 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1181 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 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:54:56 GMT Ronald A. Fossum http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1180 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1180 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