The Steamboating Forum

Fredrosse,

Thanks for the reply, well at lest I know I’m not the only nutter!!!

Bill

Cheers Mike,
Unable to locate said plank or the hole even. So I was thinking of testing the 360 gph bilge pump, just to see


All this is way in the future as I have to build an engine and boiler yet, as well as fix the hull!

Bill

Thanks for all the replies.
A 360 gph Rule bilge pump came with the boat along with other goodies. As Gudmund indicated the sun here has been rather lacking this year. As for the boat leaking, it hasn’t been in the water for a good number of years and may not be ready for 2/3 more.

Bill

Hi Fredrosse, Thanks for the reply. When the boat is finished and in the water I’m not planning taking it out often, hence the reason for the electric bilge pump. The tray under the engine & boiler is to be able to demonstrate to the powers that be, that oil will not be pumped into the water as ...

Hi, just an electrifying question. Has any electrics been installed in a boat, here we are talking of a 14ft boat not the Queen Mary. My thoughts are, solar PV cell on the canopy and may be a small PM generator off the prop/flywheel to charge a dryfit battery. All this to supply an electric bilge pu...

Hi, not sure this is in the correct place, please forgive if I’m in the wrong place! :oops: Just another question, may be considered foolish, anyway – boiler position in a boat, how would it be to offset the boiler from the centre line to counter balance your weight when in the boat. I’m thinking of...

Thanks for the replies, Aheadslow' Will try and identify existing wood, but may take a while - access to boat is difficult at the moment. Greg Photo's are a problem :oops: the camera is in the van and the van is in the garage for repair! Will try as soon as poss. John G & A are only 15 miles awa...

Hi guys and thanks for the replies. I will try later today to get photo’s from inside the boat.

I have I believe teak, pitch pine and mahogany all reclaimed, unfortunately the information I have is from dubious sources. But they do look nice!


Bill

Hi everybody, I’m Bill and have a Clinker built traditional Scottish launch 14ft6in long 5ft4in beam with 1ft6in draft (I think). My plan is to install a steam engine and boiler. The diesel engine and all other fittings have been removed. The engine stringers (the wood that the engine bolts to!) and...

Hi everybody, I’m Bill and have a Clinker built traditional Scottish launch 14ft6in long 5ft4in beam with 1ft6in draft (I think). My plan is to install a steam engine and boiler. The name will be “Bunnahabhain”. For my sins I live on the west coast of Scotland. Of the hundreds of questions I will be...