Hallo from the Lake District in Holland

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Hallo from the Lake District in Holland

Post by Stoomsnor » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:32 pm

Yes we have a Lake District in Holland as well. It's not really mentioned like that but stil... lots of lakes in our District...
I have been reading many very usefull posts untill I discovered that I did not properly introduce myself at all!
Shame on me!!! It appears that a "senior moment" has hit me once again...

So there I go:
I am Frank, 59 years of age, nickname "Stoomsnor", from Maarssen in the centre of the Netherlands.
"Stoomsnor" means "Steammoustache" in Dutch and points out my facial appearance really.
So does the name of my boat-to-build called "Walrus". It's a practical way to find my boat when I am having another senior moment...

I always had a thing with steam so I planned to build a nice little steamboat, I think it sounds familiar to a lot of you guys...
However when I was in search of a nice little boiler and steamengine I stumbled over a "golden opportunity" and the next thing I know was that I was the proud owner of a "tiny" 25 HP twincompound Lentz steamengine with matching Scottsboiler and condensor!
After a year of fully ignoring me and not having the benefits of mariage in the flesh, finally my wife is on speaking terms again...
I will, however, not take you into detail about that and carry on with my introduction.

It took me a full year to figure out how what works and why. Since it was not all complete I also had to figure out what was missing and what was the function of parts that came with it.
I studied my father's books who used to be an mechanical engineer on Shelltankers. I doing so I discovered some writing on the sidepages so I could conclude I didn't get the same things he did'n't get in his days, so father so son I guess...
Further on I learned a lot of your posts guys and still do, thank you for that!!!

The problem is that the size of the boat will be somewhere in the middle between a recreational steamvessel and a real steamtug.
I am looking at a probably 30-40 feet steel hull that I am still looking for. The space needed to put my "powerpack" and coalstorage measures about 13-15 feet because of the room I need to shovel coal (I have to do that myself, my wife is not very helpfull on this matter...)

The boilerinspector was a nice but strict guy who gave me several tips to get my boiler savely steaming again, so I am working on that.
Further on I managed to purchase a nice feedpump that I am restoring as we speak.
The piping will be the next isue I guess, I am still studieing on that with help of your posts.
A picture of the "Lentz" is on the site when you search for "Lentz"obviously.
I am afraid my talent is not in IT, whatever that stands for...

Hope to learn a lot and hear from you soon guys!
Frank alias Stoomsnor
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Re: Hallo from the Lake District in Holland

Post by Mike Rometer » Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:10 pm

Welcome Frank, and don't forget the photographs of your boat etc., which we would all like to see.
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Re: Hallo from the Lake District in Holland

Post by Bert Blik » Tue Jan 05, 2016 4:50 pm

Beste Stoomsnor

Welcome to the forum. As you've seen it provides a wealth of information and enlightenment and entertainment. I'm glad there is another " old codger" joining the ranks of steam boat enthusiasts here in the Netherlands. For a country with such a long maritime tradition and such an abundance of very navigable ( inland) waterways , we have a pitiful amount of steam launches . We need more!!!!
We are blessed with a good number of working original steam tugs but these are , usually, too big to be privately owned.
Owning a steam launch is much more manageable but like you said , your boat will be on the large side for a launch.
Absolutely stonking engine though. I did think about buying it myself but it was to big for my needs but I would love to see it running.
Any thoughts on the type of boat the engine and boiler will power.?
There is a small number of other nutcases in this lovely county of ours and if you need inspiration to continue on this mammoth undertaking , we'll be more than happy to take you out for a spin in one of the boats

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Re: Hallo from the Lake District in Holland

Post by PeteThePen1 » Tue Jan 05, 2016 8:17 pm

Welcome Frank!

What a wonderful story you tell. I am so glad that you are still talking to your wife...

Thinking about your steam plant, I wonder if there might be somebody out there trying to restore a nice steamer hull that was de-steamed in the past and is left with a modern motor. Perhaps it might be possible for you both to come together and get a working steam boat much sooner. Now how you find such a man is a question I cannot answer...

Best wishes


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Re: Hallo from the Lake District in Holland

Post by TahoeSteam » Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:07 am

Frank,

Welcome to the forum! As you've already seen, there's a wealth of knowledge on here.

Please post as many pictures as possible... We're all "steam porn" addicts ;)

~Wes
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