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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: Baldrick on June 30, 2018, 02:11:30 pm

Title: Steam Launch
Post by: Baldrick on June 30, 2018, 02:11:30 pm

Myford lathes have come into the possession of a couple of steam launches (for sale)   one is a paddler , one stern screw. they both seem to be very well engineered . In one their is a nameplate Ivor Birtles(?) March 2003 . Does anyone have any knowledge of the builder ?











(http://modelboatmayhemimages.co.uk/images/2018/06/30/_DSC8136.jpg) (http://modelboatmayhemimages.co.uk/image/Bsi5D)

Title: Re: Steam Launch
Post by: KNO3 on October 27, 2018, 09:34:15 am

Hello, could it be Ivor Bittle? He has this website:
https://www.ivorbittle.com

Title: Re: Steam Launch
Post by: ooyah/2 on October 27, 2018, 12:26:38 pm

Quote from: KNO3 on October 27, 2018, 09:34:15 am

Hello, could it be Ivor Bittle? He has this website:
https://www.ivorbittle.com (https://www.ivorbittle.com)

Hi Callin,
Well spotted, if you go to the site and click on the download in making figures, there is a pic of the steam plant as shown on Baldrics original post post.


George

Title: Re: Steam Launch
Post by: pendlesteam on October 28, 2018, 09:03:21 am

very interested to see he has twin electrically heated gas tanks

Title: Re: Steam Launch
Post by: KNO3 on October 28, 2018, 06:13:17 pm

There's a video of the steam boat here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q01IlybdXnY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q01IlybdXnY)


Baldrick, do you have more pictures of the steam boats?


If they are for sale now, one can wonder what happened to the builder?

Title: Re: Steam Launch
Post by: Baldrick on October 28, 2018, 08:38:26 pm

     


Looking at the web site today they all are listed as SOLD !




http://www.myford-lathes.com/steam19.html


     

Title: Re: Steam Launch
Post by: KNO3 on October 28, 2018, 09:21:11 pm

Thanks for the link.