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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: danny1wing on August 13, 2012, 11:47:04 am

Title: steamboats
Post by: danny1wing on August 13, 2012, 11:47:04 am
  or  can  anyone   suggest    a  discent    size   steam    launch                around  40"    10"  beam
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: muleears on August 13, 2012, 10:05:00 pm
My Krick Victoria is 46" long and has a 10" beam.  I'm enjoying the build immensely.  I get a lot of help from right here also! 

Cal
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: steam up on August 13, 2012, 11:06:36 pm
Could you say which power plant you are using Cal?
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: pettyofficernick on August 14, 2012, 12:05:14 am
Quote from: muleears on August 13, 2012, 10:05:00 pm
My Krick Victoria is 46" long and has a 10" beam.  I'm enjoying the build immensely.  I get a lot of help from right here also! 

Cal
I second that. I also have one sails really nicely. Maccsteam 3.5 inch horizontal boiler and SVS 10mm bore oscillator.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=36650.0

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=36185.0
 Krick also do kits of Borkum and Alexandra, all very well put together kits with ABS hulls and laser cut parts.
Regards,
Nick. :-)) :-)) :-))
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: muleears on August 14, 2012, 01:54:53 am
Quote from: steam up on August 13, 2012, 11:06:36 pm
Could you say which power plant you are using Cal?

Certainly, I should have in my first post.  I have a Macsteam 3.5" horizontal boiler (like Nick) but my engine is a PM Research 8M, which is a V twin.  The motor was built from a kit also.

VR,
Cal
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: gondolier88 on August 14, 2012, 07:42:08 am
The Krick Victoria is a lovely boat, but it's only 36" LOA, not 46".

Greg
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: pettyofficernick on August 14, 2012, 08:53:48 am
Quote from: gondolier88 on August 14, 2012, 07:42:08 am
The Krick Victoria is a lovely boat, but it's only 36" LOA, not 46".

Greg
Victoria is 1077mm in length, which is 42.4015748031496 inches

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/K20261C.html

Regards,
Nick :-)) :-)) :-))
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: muleears on August 14, 2012, 09:36:33 am
Yes, instead of measuring my boat I looked at the Ministeam description which lists it as 46 1/3 inches.  Naturally, at the moment I can't find any kind of measuring device!

Found a measuring tape, the length of my hull is just under 1 meter, add in the length of the rudder and hinges etc and it adds another 7 cm +/-.    The box the Victoria came in lists it as 46 1/3" also.

As Nick mentioned, the Krick Alexandra is a nice kit also, it is is 36" (+/- an inch).

Cal
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: kiwimodeller on August 14, 2012, 10:07:20 am
I have fitted a PM Research V Twin to a 1912 Steam Yacht Tender (45" by 9&1/2") from Kingston Mouldings
(http://www.kingstonmouldings.com/pd1912yachttender.htm) and the biggest problem is to slow it down! The motor produces heaps of power at 40psi and will push the hull along at scale speed on less than half throttle. If you are prepared to build the deck and cabin yourself then Kingston have several different styles of suitable hulls at very reasonable prices. Hope this helps, Ian.
Title: Re: steamboats
Post by: gondolier88 on August 14, 2012, 10:28:35 pm
Quote from: pettyofficernick on August 14, 2012, 08:53:48 am
Victoria is 1077mm in length, which is 42.4015748031496 inches

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/K20261C.html

Regards,
Nick :-)) :-)) :-))

Thanks Nick %)