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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: stuart504 on May 20, 2011, 01:56:54 pm

Title: EARLY COMMERCIAL STEAM BOATS.
Post by: stuart504 on May 20, 2011, 01:56:54 pm

I would like to have that which my parents could not afford to buy me, ie a Bowman steamboat.
A quick google search shows names like SNIPE and SEAHAWK.
Can anybody kindly tell me if any information is available in terms of plans, dimensions, boiler sizes etc, to enable a similar to be made.
No doubt this question has been asked before, but if you think it not worth persuing, then please tell me.
I have just started on a Hobbies as this seemed a good starting point.
Thank you for reading.

Title: Re: EARLY COMMERCIAL STEAM BOATS.
Post by: tony52 on May 20, 2011, 05:12:31 pm

Hi,
I think we all wished our parents would have been rich enough to buy us a Bassett Lowke or Bowman launch!
Other than the Hobbies one which you are already aware of myhobbystore offer a Bowman replica plan and hull called Celia May. This was designed by Basil Harley. I believe it makes into a nice launch.
http://www.myhobbystore.co.uk/search.asp?k=celia+may&=

Thought this may be of interest.
http://www.bowmancircle.co.uk/

If you find or know of any others please let us know.
Tony.

Title: Re: EARLY COMMERCIAL STEAM BOATS.
Post by: frazer heslop on May 21, 2011, 08:15:04 pm

The Basil Harley design Celia May builds into a nice model but can also be build as a look a like Sea Hawk i recently posted a build on the my free steam forum if its of any help.I also own an early Peter Pan and have some details on the boats you mention as well .I think there are a few members on this site that own other early boats such as Miss America and Peggy
best wishes Frazer

Title: Re: EARLY COMMERCIAL STEAM BOATS.
Post by: mogogear on May 25, 2011, 06:04:47 am

Hello

Here are several links to some builds of a Sea Eagle (replica) in another group I am in


Follow post from this first post up through Sea Eagle step 19

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about29284.html (http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about29284.html)

Here is a thread on a restoration of a Bowman Snipe I did ( my second)

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about16340.html (http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about16340.html)

and another on the Hobbies Arrow build

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about13499.html&highlight=arrow (http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about13499.html&highlight=arrow)

Come give us a visit if it helps with your build - happy folks there to assist

my login there  is the same as here

cheers

Title: Re: EARLY COMMERCIAL STEAM BOATS.
Post by: stuart504 on May 26, 2011, 03:21:51 pm

MY THANKS FOR THE RESPONSES.

NO MORE REPLIES PLEASE . AS HAVE NOW MOVED TO THE FREESTEAM FORUM WHERE THE INFORMATION IS MUCH MORE READILY AVAILABLE.