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Just Joined
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:04 am
by Kiwi Noel
Hi I live in New Zealand and have just built a Ray Hasbrouck design No5 twin cylinder engine I am looking to build a boiler next and hope to fit it all into a Selway Fisher Indian Runner, there is a mould handy to where I live. I am enjoying reading through the forum subjects
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:38 am
by Lopez Mike
Welcome to the forum!! You'll find all sorts of good advice and varied opinions here. Now I have to look up all the information on your hull and engine!
Mike
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:33 am
by dhic001
Hi Noel,
Welcome to the forum. there are a coupole of us from New Zealand on here, both Paul Eaton and myself are in the Auckland area. Where abouts are you? I presume South Island as I think a few Indian Runners have been built down there?
Regards,
Daniel
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:23 pm
by Johnlanark
Noel, welcome to the forum and please keep us posted with pics and story of your project.
Regards, John
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:46 am
by 87gn@tahoe
Welcome to the forum Noel
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:07 pm
by Mike Cole
Hi and welcome
How did you get on with building your engine. I have the Hasbrouck no 10 as a possible Are the prints ok to work with.
Mike
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:47 pm
by johnp
Hey Mike
I just finished my number 10, and my boiler. Just doing the plumbing. Hope to be done today then pressure test then fire sometime this week. I hope.
John
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:52 pm
by Mike Rometer
Hi Noel,
Welcome to the Forum.
I've just ordered a set of No 5 plans, should be here any day now. Could be interesting to compare notes later.
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:05 am
by Kiwi Noel
Hi All,
Just working out how this forum works and just realizing I have been asked some questions, I live in Timaru South Canterbury South Island, I got interested in steam boats after visiting The Nelson Lakes Classic Boat Show so got on the internet Found the Ray Hasbrouck site and ordered the plans for the No 5 and they are excellent plans and instructions took around 350 hours [10 months] to build. I have a Emco Maximat 11 lathe with mill attachment and a Seig SX3 mill all the machining was done on them. I have had the engine running for 4 hours on steam supplied from a Traction Engine at our Traction Engine Society club day I am now hoping to build a boiler and a big ? a boat, or might just build a Elliot Bay Triple or the Camden AA Leak for something to do.
Noel.
Re: Just Joined
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:09 am
by Mike Cole
Thanks Noel and John
I think that a set of plans is going on my birthday list (50 this year)
Mike