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grendel
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just a quick question, - can you run a model boat using a meccano steam engine?
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A quick answer YES
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Yes, not the most efficient engine in the world but it will work OK.
Just watch it's seated low in the boat so it doesn't raise the centre of buoyancy too high.
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