I haven't stopped work on this project, just not much to report. I am still waiting parts for the steam plant, which is a very frustrating process since most of the stuff must be ordered outside the US, and not very time friendly. Since this is an admiralty tug, I have been working on the accessories such as ammo boxes and other support boxes. There is a lot of them including PE which I loathe doing.
Just to add to the frustration, I ordered couplings with an M5 thread on one end and a 4mm shaft on the other end. I waited out the long delay to get them only to find that the shaft end is 5mm instead of 4mm. Just adds one frustration to the heap.
I did receive the parts from Winfried and as usual, superb. I also now have a handful of Saito fittings. As soon as I find a condenser and appropriate fuel tank, I will be determining dimensions while in the hull and the put the system together on the bench and get it all working properly.
More to come as soon as I complete the collection of the components.
Cheers,
Iran