Archive for The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum The Original Unofficial Toy Steam Forum Established 2006 The biggest, most popular steam forum around! Accept NO imitations! We have a growing community of regular posting members who chat about all aspects of toy and model steam.          The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Steam Launches and Boats yellow_jr Maritime Sickness... My latest purchase Maritime Sickness... My latest purchase.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP...sPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018 Made from scratch or kit built? Any body recognise the make / model & engine. pauly I have never seen anything like it before and think its scratchbuilt but dont take my word for it as I am only familiar with the more well known boat makes. looks like you got it quite cheap as well. bessytractor engine is a USE UNIT (or a pair of them in tandem). MooseMan I'm not a big fan of the USE engines, but that's a very good buy for the hull alone, and the boiler looks i nteresting as well. Replace the USE engines with something half decent and you'll have a very nice boat there! bessytractor MooseMan wrote: I'm not a big fan of the USE engines, but that's a very good buy for the hull alone, and the boiler looks i nteresting as well. Replace the USE engines with something half decent and you'll have a very nice boat there! where do you think their main weakness is Moose?  Are they just a bit shoddily made? tmuir I know Moose had one in his Hobbys boat and he ended up taking it out and fitting an SEL engine. Have a look on his website as I think he has a bit of a write up on his trials of the Uunit engines mogogear Welcome to the Navy!! MooseMan bessytractor wrote: MooseMan wrote: I'm not a big fan of the USE engines, but that's a very good buy for the hull alone, and the boiler looks i nteresting as well. Replace the USE engines with something half decent and you'll have a very nice boat there! where do you think their main weakness is Moose?  Are they just a bit shoddily made? I had two pass through my place before I gave up on them. On the first one, the ports were misaligned. The second one was better, but even after hours of running in was hardly powerful enough to shift the prop. The engine frame and inlet/exhaust tubes are cast alloy, which means you can't solder to it. The whole thing just feels cheap....probably because it is. The Midwest engine, designed very much along the same lines, is a much nicer offering. yellow_jr Any body recognise the boiler? Scratch built? Les Marsh It certainly looks scratch built to me. tmuir I would go with scratch built too, especially as the ends aren't flanged but just soldered on. Should be ok though at the pressures you need, just make sure the safety valve works.   mogogear I have a boiler similar...made to mimic the Stuart boilers that have exposed tubing under their belly Mine was also pronounced "homemade" by the group!! Nice boat have fun ciao yellow_jr Boiler OK - But what is this Starting restoration and tested the scratch built boiler & burner. Is the small scratch built bit of copper tube on the side of the boiler a OILER? You can see the other previous pictures of it lying on the bench. The longer piece of pipe is loose and needs re-soldering. I'm considering using my Bowman Luton boiler  & converting the engine to use on the boat OR if any body has a good marine boiler and engine will consider a swap for the Bowman Luton. Note: Im replacing the leaking end cap on the boiler but she does run great. MooseMan Hi, I expect that the scratch buit bit is an oil trap to route your exhaust steam through...... Please don't break up your Bowman Luton! yellow_jr MooseMan wrote: Hi, I expect that the scratch buit bit is an oil trap to route your exhaust steam through...... Please don't break up your Bowman Luton! So that what it is... The Boiler does look great in the boat. (Would be even better with the Engine) I know it sacrilege to break up the Bowman Luton, so if any body is willing to swap or sell me a good looking marine engine please contact me?        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Steam Launches and Boats Page 1 of 1