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Hello Steamboaters

Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:50 am
by fredrosse
Fred Rosse, back again on this very good website.

A bit of my history:

Born 1946
Totally taken with STEAM ENGINES 1954
Merchant Marine 1967, steamship "Texaco Georga"
Various US Army Steam-Electric Dredges, 1964-1968
Drexel University, Mechanical Engineer BSME 1969
Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Nuclear Submarine Design 1969 - 1972
Commercial Nuclear Steam Power Plants Design 1972 - 1989
Coal Fired Commercial Steam Power Plants Design, 1990 to present.
Built first Steamboat 15 ft, I/O drive, Propane Fired 2003
Steamboat Burned up in fire when 13,000 Volt power line came down on it. 2005
Building final steamboat now, a 20 foot sidewheeler, traditional American walking beam engine.

Re: Hello Steamboaters

Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:47 pm
by artemis
I've been considering an I/O drive for a small steamboat I'm designing but can find NO info on small I/O drives. Could you send me any info/pics you have.
Ron Fossum - artemis (at) pcez.com Image

Re: Hello Steamboaters

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:01 pm
by fredrosse
The little steamboat with I/O drive can be seen at
Rainer's Website:
www.steamboating.de

Look up the Steam Scanoe

The I/O was made from the lower end of a small outboard. These are very low cost from e-bay.

Re: Hello Steamboaters

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:03 pm
by mcandrew1894
Saw your engine in the other thread ....Nicely done!

Dave