New member

[Trunk]

I joined the Steamboat Association as retirement is looming. I am on a very steep learning curve as my main interest has always been Motorcyling which I have given up voluntarily. I was given as a present by my wife a set of plans for a twin cylinder engine of Americian origin that does not require any castings.
I would like to thank the authors and contributers to the "Steamboating Guide" as it has been an enormous help before I cut steel or wood. The editor of the "Funnel" should also have a pat on the back for an excellent magazine.
This is my first message to the forum I do not think it will be the last as I begin to understand coal,steam, propeller pitch,draft etc
Trunk

[87gn@tahoe]

Welcome to the forum Trunk.

[Mike Cole]

Hullo Trunk
Is that the Ray Hasbrouck number 5 engine? I am myself at the early planning stage, Buy or Build.

Mike

[steamboatjack]

Gents,
As an alternative have a look at "new engine design" in engines topic in March this year.
Regards Jack

[Trunk]

Mike
The engine I hope to build is Ray Hasbrouck twin cylinder No8. This engine can be built using stock material and does not require castings. The plans are well drawn and his machining instructions seem comprehensive. My only concern is that the plans indicate 2hp and working out the ihp from the calculations in the "Steamboating Guide" it calculates out at 1.34 ihp. As I said in my introduction it is early days yet and I have to gain a greater understanding of all the variables that go in to making a steam boat viable
Regards
Trunk

[selfy]

Hi Trunk,
I think motorcycles and steam launches work well together....these two share the same garage, the bikes 8 years older than the launch.



Regards

Paul

[Mike Cole]

Hullo Trunk, Jack and Paul
As i am still changing my mind most weeks about my future boat, it is nice to know that the choice of hulls and engine keeps on growing. One think which will determine which engine design i go for, will be a good build manual or support from the designer.
I don't know if there are many motorcycling steam boaters, but I have honda CBX750 and BMW R100t buried in the bottom of the shed.

Mike

[fredrosse]

Hello and welcome to steamboating. I too have been well into motorcycles (owned 50 total), and at this point I only have two (a Honda 750K with sidecar, and a Honda 900F), both off which are not in use since I started building the "Boatbuilding Workshop" in 2009. The picture shows the 750K the last time it was ridden, with the poured floor and blockwork in place for the new workshop.

Steam machinery captures your self, turning fire into power with machinery you have built, nothing like it.