The Steamboating Forum

bkueber wrote:Very cool Website, and nice job on the animation!

Bret,

My apologies for the late reply. We are very busy over the holidays with charitable work.

Thank you for your kind words. They are much appreciated.

Best Regards,

Michael

Greetings All, After many setbacks and delays, I have finally completed the engine animation I started nearly two years ago and have added it to our web site. It was suggested by a fellow member of this forum that I post the link here as it is said it will be of interest to others on this forum. I h...

Hi I am a new user I am currently working on a 3D model of the Titanic that will ultimately be able to be viewed in real-time 3D, allowing the user to basically walk around the ship. I have tried to get some decent technical drawings of a side profile of the main engines, could anyone point me in t...

I would take a first guess that the eccentrics are mirror sysmetric. The angel between the center of the eccentric and the key being equal to 90 + the angle of advance. This would need to be confirmed... Dave Dave, I believe you are correct. I have done some reading and it seems that in some of the...

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Thanks John and Pete for the welcome. Pete, I'll certainly follow up on your suggestion. Yes, Germany is up river from here which is certainly better than being "up the creek" which I have been many times. I didn't expect my questions to be so difficult, but as few have answered, I guess t...

Are keyseats generally in line with their respective eccentrics?

I am trying to determine lap and lead on the LP's of these engines.

Thanks Gentlemen!

My name is Michael and I am 49. I have had an interest in ships and their mechanical workings since I was seven. I am especially interested in the White Star Line ships and ships built by Harland and Wolff. I have a background in Mechanical Engineering, but was away from it for many years due to hea...