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Brian60:
A steamboat named Edith. A part by part video series on how he rebuilt this steam driven fishing boat. Of course if you click his name and visit his page, there are literally hundreds of videos all connected with various steam plants and engines.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4QeU-LjBGE
rhavrane:
Bonjour Brian,
As one of his old followers , I can say that Keith Appleton has a great skillness and a great sens of (English) humor.
I am jealous of him because he has 10 times more followers than me, as I have no skillness...
newbe7:
I to watched Keith Appleton's video a steamboat named Edith and it got me thinking of what I would like to try to build next.
I do build model RC boats and a Clyde Puffer was my thought after watching the video to run the boat I wanted to look at a steam plant for the project .
Then again trying to source a steam plant it seems steam is very expensive and all of the steam plants I found are outside Canada so costs go up with exchange.
For a beginner to steam is there a manufacture of a unit that may be less expensive but still work well or a place to source a used unit still in good service.
Thank in advance for any help .
Rick
Baldrick:
--- Quote from: newbe7 on November 22, 2018, 02:37:36 pm ---I to watched Keith Appleton's video a steamboat named Edith and it got me thinking of what I would like to try to build next.
I do build model RC boats and a Clyde Puffer was my thought after watching the video to run the boat I wanted to look at a steam plant for the project .
Then again trying to source a steam plant it seems steam is very expensive and all of the steam plants I found are outside Canada so costs go up with exchange.
For a beginner to steam is there a manufacture of a unit that may be less expensive but still work well or a place to source a used unit still in good service.
Thank in advance for any help .
Rick
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How big is the model , in length , that you want to build (imperial or metric)? some engines like the PM Research No8 will drive a hull up to 50 inch. Also do you prefer wobblers (oscillating) which are simpler or reciprocating which are for the purists.
newbe7:
The Puffer would be 1/32 at about 24" and I'm not sure still researching open to suggestions.
Rick
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