The Steamboating Forum

Welcome to the forum. Plenty of technical information here. Steamboats come in many forms, from about 12 feet for a single person launch, up to larger boats approaching (some exceedng) 40 ft length. Do you have a type or size boat you are considering? Will you be making the machinery or purchasing ...

Welcome to the forum. I too am slowly building a Stuart No 4 type engine for an 11 foot canoe type boat. Stuart No4 upper cylinder assembly, with lower end having a Sthll crank/rod, with 0.625 inch diameter ball bearing pillow blocks on the crankshaft, and a roller bearing connecting rod big end ...

A couple more suggestions:
1. In the PLAN/33,000 = HP, to determine "N"

A. Engine Number of cylinders Input (any Integer value)
B. Single or Double acting (gives a value of 1 or 2)
C.Design RPM (any value)

Calculated Value, N = A x B x C

The path delineated above is a clarification for some, or ...

Your work here is quite good, using the older conventions for steam engine sizing and performance, with only single expansion engine types. I do have some suggestions relating to your program:
1. The sliders for defining various inputs (bore, stroke, etc.) limit the user to fixed values, and I would ...

Good to have you join here, with much practical knowledge about small reciprocating steam plants. Did you know that steam power production is presently the largest source of power generation in the world? Steam engines, in the form of steam turbines, generate about 70% of all the electricity in the ...

Could you please attach a photo of the nameplate that is attached onto the valve.

Compounded Steam Cylinder Oil, great stuff for the machinery, but should never enter the boiler.

I also oil my engine internals quite liberally when finished with a steaming run, as the engine valve gear will often get seized up without liberal oil after shutdown. The Margaret S steam plant is non-condensing, so I just use compounded steam cylinder oil for this duty.

In condensing steam ...

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Welcome to the forum, and thanks for the compliment. Much help in your future with steamboats can be found here, from a minimal conversion of a small existing sailboat hull to obtaining a much larger traditional steamer. Where are you located, and what is your background? Best wishes in your future ...