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L.North
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 Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: Vids of my African Queen. |
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First time I ever made a vid to post. Sorry for the quality. My Kodak is an old one. Oh yes. I have asthma and you can hear me breathing on one. Just call me Swamp Monster stalking the old steam boat. It was windy outside and hard to keep the Esbit going. First vid has the boat going a little slow. 2nd vid has it somewhat faster. Spot of water on the lens on the 2nd vid. I need a bigger prop to get a little more speed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URWL10Ew-9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69FLk6PgA3E |
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Bugsy
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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I loved them!
Keep up the good work! 
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L.North
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Oh Johnreid. You're a doll  I have to learn to do that. |
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johnreid
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Aw shucks 
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Les
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| Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hopefully a change of prop will make all the difference. 
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| L.North wrote: | | Oh Johnreid. You're a doll I have to learn to do that. |
Pictures are nothing, he made me this ships- hat a while back and you ought to see what he can do with a Delorean........... a man born before his time 
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bessytractor
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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it even sounds like the african queen! Good one!
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IndianaRog
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Linda, I wouldn't change a thing,,,it chugs and putts along at a very scale like speed. Really cool!
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Caprice
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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First, good ingenuity to build that boat, It looks good!
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| IndianaRog wrote: | | ...it chugs and putts along at a very scale like speed. Really cool! |
Is "real" steam boats really "that" slow(no offense meant); seeing some videos they could be quite fast IMHO:
First a steam launch (with a compound engine though) capable of 19! knots:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pevBsMkq_F8
Then one with a single cylinder engine, I could be wrong but I estimate the speed to ~5 knots(not full throttle?):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWKYH8894SQ&feature=related
(Sorry for not embedding)
Regards C. |
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