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Underpressure

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How many boats?
« on: December 10, 2009, 08:41:19 am »
I have come back to steam boats after a lay off of around five years. Filled with enthusiasm I have refurbished one tug, retired another and really got stuck into a conversion I started in 2005! I have at least two other projects in the stocks waiting for the present project to be completed. Then there are the part builds, the refurbs 'waiting' for me to be inspired and the unstarted kits.

I know as modellers we often bite off more than we can chew, so 'fess up' how many boats can you sail and how many in dry dock.

I'll start: 1 sailing. 3 in dry dock. 3 on the stocks.

Neil
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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2009, 08:53:43 am »
One sailing,
One on the stocks five years in the making, two more to go
Two complete and operational steam plants
About a dozen assorted engines and boilers in various states of operation
Three hulls awaiting some of the dozen engines!!

Then there's the electric stuff!!
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Underpressure

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2009, 09:01:47 am »
Ahh yes, I see you have succumbed to the 'more engines' bug.

I am trying hard to fight off the symptoms, but from the state of my ebay watch box and my favourite websites menu, I'm coming down fast.
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Bernhard

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2009, 12:57:39 pm »
hi.......i have 5 steam launch...+ some extra steam plant,,,the last one i will get today....a Hemmens complet  richmond plant.....not easy to stop...i allso have a littel D,R, mercer traction engine.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcbR_zU4W9k     and here are my boats and some engines...

Bernhard
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andyn

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2009, 03:37:20 pm »
One in dry dock ;)
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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2009, 04:59:01 pm »
One I work on one, have two in design, two in dock (don't know if they'll ever be finished) and part own one sailing.

Have a cheddar puffin plant in the part owned, have a Stuart Turner D10 in construction, an antique soft solder/rivetted blowtorch fired marine boiler (unuseable, but it inspires me to look at the coppersmithing that went into it.)

Greg
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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2009, 05:50:29 pm »
-  6 operational
-  2 on the ways
-  3 in kits on the shelf

 I should add, no more space on the shelf

John
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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2009, 07:28:56 pm »
errrr,

2 static, 7 working, 1 nearly working, 1 hull under construction, one steam launch waiting to be worked on (steam plant ready), 1 in planning stage - - - not enough time!!! :o
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Underpressure

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2009, 08:38:25 pm »
OK! We've got some numbers going on here, excellent.

Andy m....must try harder  :}

Keep them coming.
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MONAHAN STEAM MODELS

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2009, 09:45:30 pm »
- 4 operational steam boats
- 3 under construction
- 6 kits on the shelf
-100+ steam plants last time I checked  :embarrassed:
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tony52

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2009, 09:56:57 pm »
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wideawake

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2009, 10:15:30 pm »
1 x steam launch - working (Krick Victoria)
1 x scale sail - working (Billings Karoline)

1 x steam launch - fitting out (Wideawake)
1 x scale sail in build (Billings Colin Archer)

Hulls under bench
1 x pilot cutter (Mascotte)
1 x Thames SB (Lady Daphne)
1 x steam launch (Duncan)
1 x Bantam tug and pan

Steam plants

1 x Gemini with vertical boiler - in Victoria
1 x TVR1 with Maccsteam horizontal boiler - ready for Wideawake
1 x Gemini and Hemmens vertical boiler - intended for Duncan
1 x Puffin and boiler - intended for steam narrow boat President if I ever have time to build it

Plus I'm hoping to give myself a racing Micromagic for Christmas so that I have something non-scale to play with!

Guy
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Underpressure

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2009, 10:34:22 pm »
Quote from: MONAHAN STEAM MODELS on December 10, 2009, 09:45:30 pm
- 4 operational steam boats
- 3 under construction
- 6 kits on the shelf
-100+ steam plants last time I checked  :embarrassed:

At least you don't have to agonise over what engine boiler combination to fit to the next project.  :}

I didn't dare include the scale sails in my calculations....add another 5 to my tally  :embarrassed:

I definitely don't own enough steam plants.
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steamboatmodel

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2009, 04:25:03 pm »
Quote from: MONAHAN STEAM MODELS on December 10, 2009, 09:45:30 pm
- 4 operational steam boats
- 3 under construction
- 6 kits on the shelf
-100+ steam plants last time I checked  :embarrassed:
Are the steam plants in your personal collection or are they ones for sale?
If they are a collection do you have a web site we can see them?
Regards,
Gerald.
PS I refuse to list my models my wife might see the list.
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MONAHAN STEAM MODELS

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2009, 05:32:09 pm »
The total amount of steam plants is actually well over 100+ including the range currently offered as well as new designs to come, but roughly only about 15 of these steam plants are in my personal collection. Of the 15, these range from steam plants that were either built by myself or that have been collected over the years. I guess you can say the rest are temporarily in the personal collection until they find new homes.  %) 
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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2009, 08:28:55 pm »
Only three, a Mobile Marines models tug and my steam launch, and a 1924 model cutter 36 inches long, fully refurbished.
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MOG8

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2009, 04:58:14 pm »
More projects than finished operating models.
Operating models; 4 launches
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mogogear

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2009, 01:08:33 am »
2 operational steam launches
1- steam paddler with a bad boiler <:(
1- steam launch being reworked with a gas burner
1- Bowman Snipe restoration  in-process
1- steam concept "steam punk" catamaran hull in-process
1 -Stirling boat build in-process
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kno3

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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2009, 02:07:02 pm »
Quote from: MONAHAN STEAM MODELS on December 11, 2009, 05:32:09 pm
The total amount of steam plants is actually well over 100+ including the range currently offered as well as new designs to come, but roughly only about 15 of these steam plants are in my personal collection. Of the 15, these range from steam plants that were either built by myself or that have been collected over the years. I guess you can say the rest are temporarily in the personal collection until they find new homes.  %) 

Would it be too much to ask for some pictures of the steam engines in your personal collection?  ok2
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Re: How many boats?
« Reply #19 on: December 20, 2009, 05:12:14 pm »
1 x steam tid tug - operational
1 x  pfm tug - operational
1 x fleetscale Graf Spee being built
2 x interceptor fast electrics - rebuilds
1 x mfa club 500 - 90% BUILT
1 X GG PALADIN refurbishing
1 x free form warship design 10% complete
1 x WWI invincible - 90% re furbed
1 x Sanganista Police Boat - in for refurb
1 x HMS Invincible aircraft carrier refurb (bought off e-bay.....pics looked good, but lets leave it at that!!!!)
1 x mfa piranha refurb new engine being fitted
1 x 1/32 s boat hull.......no plans stuck on this one at moment
1 x waverly paddle steamer needs radio fitted
1 x revell flower class corvette (converting to german flak vessel 70% complete)
1 x revell type VII U boat unstarted
1 x WWII merchant Hull converting to escort carrier 25% complete
1 x hachette Bismark (bought off ebay) Hull only, going to be used for towing only
1 x Greygoose hull and plans not started
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