The Steamboating Forum

Here is the Locomobile engine.
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Giovanni

John Holland By the last decade of the nineteenth century steam propulsion had replaced sail power in the U.S. Navy. In 1896, the Navy insisted that submarine designer John Holland build his first contract submarine named the Plunger, with a steam engine for surface propulsion. John Holland, an Iri...

That's a beauty!
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Giovanni

I'm thinking about fabricating a cast bronze, one-piece intake/exhaust manifold and cylinder liner then casting it in-place with 6061 aluminum. This would lighten the motorbike, yet still have nearly similar metal with a bronze piston. I'm also thinking about building a motorbike boiler similar to t...

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Giovanni

Bob inspires me!
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Giovanni

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I thought that I was the only steam motorbike freak here!
Giovanni

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Very interesting.
Maybe I am getting way over my head and should stick to steam launch.
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Giovanni

Is it a good steam engine design to machine the cylinders out of 6061 aluminum with 303 stainless-steel cylinder liners? I'm designing a steam motorbike and any weight savings is always best. I have access to Stuart drawings for building any size engine. I need around 2-4 HP. Any constructive advice...

Wesley,
Very nice steamboat!
Maybe some Propylene Glycol/distilled water mixture when the pressure finally gets up a bit?
Thanks,
Giovanni