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Phantom
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 Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:04 pm Post subject: Steam Boat for Under Fifty Quid... |
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This project came about for several reasons....
1... I am skint at the moment, and with redundancies at work I cant aford to spend money I might need in a short while. Hence the small budget.
2... There was quite a bit of timber and other stuff left over from my Sea Hawk project, and I cant stand to waste good materials.
3... I wanted a boat I could sail without the worry about how valuable or rare it was.
My first task was to to see what size of hull I could get out of the timber available and build that first.
Eagle and Snipe sized hulls were just not possible, but with a slight altering of Swallows design I could get 2 hulls out of the off cuts. 
The hull is aprox' 1/4 of an inch narrower than Swallow at its widest point and I used two left over pieces of mahogany to support the rear deck becouse I didnt have any small pins or nails |
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Phantom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: Steam Boat for Under Fifty Quid... |
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My next task was to source a power plant for the new boat.
It obviously had to be inexpensive, small and easy to get my hands on. 
This had me stumped for a week or two, untill I found the ideal engine had been sitting in my collection all the time. 
A Mamod SP1, my first steam engine purchased over 30 years ago when I was in my early teens.
I am too fond of this engine to turn it into a marine plant, so I bought one from flea bay and converted that. |
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newts
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Top stuff Tony, i feel this is the start of something good
The new bowman book, tells us that the boats were designed with the least waste in mind.
The Swallow, Snipe & Eagle were cut from the diminishing lumber stock
& in theory should stack up like ''Russian dolls''.
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Phantom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: Steam Boat for Under Fifty Quid... |
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The engine cost £25 and was delivered free.
The seller had clearly stated its faults. The fly wheel was loose, no burner ect.
The brass to make the modifications to as it is now was free.
The parts have been made from off cuts and left overs, even the steam pipe was a left over from an earlier project.
I tested it mounted on the piece of wood and it ran very well. |
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Phantom
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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I think that is prob, where I got the idea that I could use the off cuts from.
Sometimes you take in information without even knowing it. |
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Mamod Collector
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| Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Lovely boat and excelent workmanship Tony
And a nice touch with the power unit
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silverfoxsteam
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:12 am Post subject: |
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That's really quite a remarkable job - I take my hat off to you!
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Scorpion2nz
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:55 am Post subject: |
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| looks very interesting and we await further installments |
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