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 Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject: Hobbies/Mamod Arrow-2... 'Marion' |
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Well I have bitten the bullet and decided to build another 'Arrow'. This vessel will be called 'Marion' after my late mother and will follow the original plans a little more closely - not a lot but some way.
This boat will be powered by a near mint ME3 (c1965) and be equipped with brass spray deck as well as brass engine cowling in the form of bridgehouse (sitting on top of the ME3 chrome cowling) - for want of a better way of describing it. (Im sure Fred has the correct terminology). This steam launch will again feature no mod cons ie RC, and will have a similar rudder set up to the Arrow/1 Spirit of Freesteam. The final drive to a larger all-brass 3-blade screw will be by the 100mm prop shaft shown here. Due the the shorter baseplate on the ME3 the internals will be a little easier to set out as well as give me more room for the burner to be removed. The engine will be mounted on a small plinth so as to enable me to get the right angle for the engine to drive onto the prop shaft (the engine is still unit construction), via a brass homemade UJ. I have made copious amounts of drawings and sketches on the project and will post them up tomorrow. Due to the fact that the engine exhaust pipe faces back towards the boiler has given me the idea to mount an old pre-war Meccano ships funnel on the brass bridgehouse and run brass tubing back into the engine cowl and up the chimney, the chimney by the way will sit over the SV. My sketches should make everything clear! - hopefully.
I aim to get this project ready by the end of the year at the latest.
In the meantime here are some quick images of the very initial stages... Ill take images each and every major step of he way, so this could be a long thread.
Ready for business...
Wood pack...
A great company - still with us thankfully...
Rudder and prop shaft...
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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I think I'm gona enjoy this thread 
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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It may prove to be a long one Mike.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Hey - my Mum's called Marion and we've just celebrated her 97th birthday! I may well show her a few pictures of your boat as it comes together if you don't mind Mike.
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:29 pm Post subject: |
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No worries Stephen. Im hoping to start cutting out the main parts on Saturday... Im looing forward to this one, as the experiece Ive picked up on the first Arrow will be helpful here . . .
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 5:08 am Post subject: |
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... and your ME1 John? 
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| Spokesmann wrote: | | ... and your ME1 John? |
Sill in the shed, still in bits  That's why I'm watching with interest. I have a set of "Arrow" plans tucked away safely waiting for me to get off my a**se and do something with them. I rather fancy something that cosmetically resembles the Perico boat - that used the ME1 engine.
Regarding the Hobbies wood pack Mike, what's it like? looks like it might be mahogany in the photos.
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