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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: steam up on June 06, 2012, 05:32:41 pm

Title: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: steam up on June 06, 2012, 05:32:41 pm

First time on the water (too big for the bath and the pond),time to finish all the little jobs and get her under steam.

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: Bernhard on June 07, 2012, 05:48:18 am

What a Boat....look perfect on the water,,,,,congratulatio with a great built

Regards Bernhard

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: steam up on June 07, 2012, 09:31:56 am

Such high praise from a fellow steam boat modeller.
Thanks

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: ooyah/2 on June 07, 2012, 09:56:37 am

You should be proud of the build considering that you built the steam plant and the boat, Wide A Wake isn't a easy build so well done.
Next pics please with steam from the LUM.
George.

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: Jerry C on June 07, 2012, 11:37:47 am

She looks really good. I wish I could get a trim like that. Am looking forward to some video. Be proud. 
Jerry.

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: andywright on June 08, 2012, 10:00:02 pm

A true work of art very nice.

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: steam up on June 18, 2012, 10:42:44 pm

New dress code thanks to crash course in needle work from my daughter and a wet weekend (again).

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: steam up on July 03, 2012, 05:48:07 pm

Tom (Action man) now has a treasure map to follow , a work bench with spanner (11 BA) ,oil can (made from shim brass sheet) and a water gauge to view the water level in the reserve tank.
Not long now.
Mark

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: steam up on July 08, 2012, 03:35:11 pm

Down at the pond for its first run out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KAzWXKQCDA  :} Gas tank is running cold causing a drop in pressure next project to sort out.
So far so good.

Title: Re: Martha has a flotation test
Post by: flashtwo on July 18, 2012, 04:55:12 pm

Hi Steam Up,

I've had great success using the fuel in liquid form from the gas tank via an evaporator coil wrapped around the burner. The gas tank stays at ambient temperature (in can be lagged in the winter) and maintains pressure until the very last drop of fuel. The only problem now is that there is a sudden stop in fuel instead of the gradual reduction that you get by taking off the fuel as a gas.

I use a gas regulator after the evaporator and, to ensure that it is not overheated by the hot fuel gas, I run the gas pipe through a water cooler (through which the boiler feed water is sucked) between the evaporator and the regulator.

Ian.