The Steamboating Forum

Momentous Saturday; we flipped the hull. No pictures since hull-flipping is right up there with sausage-making and making whoopee - better not to be seen. An old box spring with mattress provided the needed port-side cushioning. I was pleased that the topside paint did not so much as scuff.

She's on her keelblocks now with the molds out. I have to support the rest of the hull and then interior work will begin in earnest.

Finishing out the interior ...

Another perspective ...

Wet epoxy in the box keel area.

Brother Anderson continues to labor at the engine's air and water pump. Here are the pumps with glands fitted:

Here's the air pump head with gland and guide fitted:

One can never have enough tools - we had this air pump head wrench made at the local laser cutter's:

Here's the air pump sleeve in place:

I like this sleeves.

Do you plan to run rings in the pump? What material?

Rainer:

We'll machine the piston with the traditional water grooves to provide the seal.