http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/ eGroup dedicated to an interest in steam boats worldwide, old and new. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:43:14 GMT Cliff. Johnston http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1349 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1349 It looks absolutely beautiful :-) Enjoy. I wish that I could get to see it and go for a cruise. Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:39:42 GMT Cliff. Johnston http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1348 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1348 OK :-) I had a wee panic attack there...lol... ;-) Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:45:56 GMT mcandrew1894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1347 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1347 Cliff, if your talking about the water column, its copper with silver solder....hence the gray... Dave Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:43:37 GMT mcandrew1894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1346 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1346 Hi CLiff, Nope, 300 pound black fittings or brass only. Dave Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:43:36 GMT mcandrew1894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1345 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1345 Well....thats about the same size Timo, so there you have it 8-) Dave Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:28:56 GMT andym http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1344 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1344 I once ran a 12' steamer with a 2.5" single. Ran keel condenser with back pressure back into a hotwell. I calculated the air pump would draw 1/6 IHP versus the Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:42:24 GMT Cliff. Johnston http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1343 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1343 I am suitably impressed. Lovely! Those aren't galvanized fittings connected to copper without an isolation fitting are they??? ;-) Cliff. Johnston "May the Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:37:26 GMT mcandrew1894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1342 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1342 Some photo's of my boats plant as conceived and completed...whew! Now to get her in the water. She's all registered ......and itching to go! Dave Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:31:05 GMT mcandrew1894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1341 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1341 Timo, Your analysis is correct. For a single simple, leaving out the air pump won't hurt you much. The wet air pump's job is more to keep the air out of the Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:16:15 GMT stinde1 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1340 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1340 Hi, Is the airpump really necessary in a small single cylinder steam plant? I have 5 ihp single cylinder B2 Ånga engine with keel condenser. I use to have Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:04:38 GMT Cliff. Johnston http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1339 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1339 Too bad, but she appears to be an almost bottomless money pit. That's the way it goes sometimes... Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:52:32 GMT Andrea McDonald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1338 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1338 Thank you Cliff, She is a nice old girl. My friend is not interested in the old steam boat. He listed many valid reasons and I will copy below what he said for Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:53:52 GMT Cliff. Johnston http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1337 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1337 Andie, Lovely site with some great pics. Lovely ladies too - both the one in the water and the one with red hair ;-) Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:37:37 GMT Andrea McDonald http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1336 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1336 Hi all, I have not posted as of yet. I am Capt. Andie McDonald and I live and own the ex steam Tug Excaliber. 1908, here in Port Orchard. I did lots of sea Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:54:55 GMT Ron Goodrick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1335 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steamboats/message/1335 Hi, For all you readers of "Steamboats and Modern Steam launches", you may be interested to know that "Oceanid" has just been listed on US ebay motors,