The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: KBIO on January 07, 2025, 01:22:22 pm
Title: SL BAT
Post by: KBIO on January 07, 2025, 01:22:22 pm
Hello ! First of all , I wish you all an Happy good year and a fantastic one in building , boiling , steaming and smoking ! The last night of 2024 being away , the road is safer ! I don't know on your side , but here , driving is very dangerous as when the new year's eve is over , there is drunken men leaving their wife driving ! O0 %% KBIO ! You'll never change !!
To start this year , I would like to know how many SL BAT exist in our world. This launch is wonderull and aprt from the one in Windermere Museum , mine , and the one of our friend BernhardB , I do not know any. I know there is some on the shelves and a very few sailing, so if you know any , please let us know here. Below are some pics: The one of the museum , mine , then BerhardB , .... please complete.
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: rhavrane on January 07, 2025, 01:39:49 pm
Bonjour, Happy New Year 2025 to all, especially in this month without alcohol ok2 Yves, Roy Burton used to have one : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeSc-MV4tWg and wished selling, did you know her ?
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: KBIO on January 07, 2025, 04:35:32 pm
Hello ! Yes Rhavrane ! This one has been sold to Nantes in France and then I've bought it in the shape she was. This is mine now : photo above . I copied the hull to build a launch , but it is not a SL BAT . Just a kind of , shown in the pics below: https://youtu.be/5PXG26Bz65A?si=yoyplXTxMPFMce1D (https://youtu.be/5PXG26Bz65A?si=yoyplXTxMPFMce1D)
I know that there is some more , but not too many. That is why it would interesting to know how many lucky owner of one of the beautifulest (in my opinion) steam launch. Cheers !
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: DBS88 on January 07, 2025, 05:54:15 pm
Love the planking and details, that is a stunning boat, thank you for sharing. I am aware of a pair of BATs that were built, maybe someone on the forum can shed light on them
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: Footski on January 08, 2025, 07:49:53 am
Going back to the early 90's, a beautiful example was built by a Mr Brown from Essex. This was featured in the Model Boats magazine. I have no idea who owns it now.
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: pipercub1772 on January 09, 2025, 11:47:53 am
Hi ,I have just finished my model of the Windermere steam launch BAT its taken 12 months to complete ,I obtained the original drawings from John r Haynes many years ago and had them enlarged , A copy i forwarded to Bernard and KB10 after a request on mayhem no doubt there models came from those plans , I find being 80years old difficulty uploading photos on mayhem but Martin has kindly Offord to do that for me i have 3 videos of the model that i will send him and hopefully he can upload them if not possible i will take some photos and hopefully he can upload them ,Kind regards Allan .
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: KBIO on January 09, 2025, 02:24:08 pm
A great thanks to Pipercub who allowed me to build mine! :-)) I hope that we can see yours soon! Kind regards.
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 10, 2025, 01:49:14 pm
Adding video .... https://youtu.be/pnhSgzwpzFk?si=mkjregoblII_DIvr (https://youtu.be/pnhSgzwpzFk?si=mkjregoblII_DIvr)
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: DBS88 on January 10, 2025, 01:52:57 pm
Your Bat is stunning, its absolutely gorgeous, well done
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: KBIO on January 10, 2025, 05:43:40 pm
Congratulations. A perfect model well finished in all details! So this is another one. Is it possible to know the name of this lucky owner to add on the list??? Also what steam plant inside ??? :-) Thanks for sharing. :-))
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: pipercub1772 on January 10, 2025, 07:04:33 pm
Thanks for the comments martin put the video on for me its from the plans i sent to Bernard b and yourself kbio its one of jins piston valve engines and it has a electric water pump giving just over 30 minuets run time on the bench will need to wait for warmer weather for a run on the lake ,regards Allan ill try and get my son in-law to upload some more photos next week ,
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: 1967Brutus on January 10, 2025, 09:39:24 pm
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: Martin (Admin) on January 13, 2025, 01:37:04 pm
2nd video - https://youtu.be/zHZnE-CV0kE (https://youtu.be/zHZnE-CV0kE)
Title: Re: SL BAT
Post by: Bernhard on January 13, 2025, 11:39:38 pm
HI YES MY IS BUILD AFTER DRAWINGS GET FROM HERE THANKS AND YES BAT it a great loiking LAUNCH..I WAS IN LOVE FROM FIRST TIME I DID SEE IT.. Real Bat in the Mittel. .