Archive for The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum The Original Unofficial Toy Steam Forum Established 2006 The biggest, most popular global 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 tinkttt picture this is the launch i have curioussteam,any help or links would be greeatly apreciated,and which engine to use in your opinion etc Roly Williams That looks big and heavy. It will need something a bit more than your average Mamod or Bowman boat engine.   Les A Stuart Turner Twin or something similar. rangerssteamtoys BIG boat, what kind of engine do you want to put in it? For fun you might want to use dual shafts and smaller (more affordable and accesible) engines. mogogear Aye a nice twin would see mto be needed...  the affordable Graham Industries twin or even the more affordable PM research twin at the very least. Graham twin TVR1A at $245 USD   http://www.grahamind.com/tvr1a.html( will need 3 channel rc to run- 1 for throttle, 1 for F/R adn 1 for rudder) Or the PM research twin sorry for the enormous size of the picture... http://www.pmresearchinc.com/stor...oductid=3650&cat=4&page=2 at $159...is a steal!! Both are machiend -assemble it yourself kits tinkttt thanks yea ive been thinking its a big boat,il be testing with the sel unit i think,once ive got it water tight prop shaft,its pretty heavy too,but on the whole what do you guys think of the shape etc? Roly Williams Re: thanks tinkttt wrote: yea ive been thinking its a big boat,il be testing with the sel unit i think,once ive got it water tight prop shaft,its pretty heavy too,but on the whole what do you guys think of the shape etc? I'm no expert on marine architecture but to me the shape looks like a tug or a small frieghter. It's certainly not a speedboat or yacht. CuriousSteam Id have to agree with Mo...  That is one heavy looking hull, but I love it .  You would need a larger engine thou.  Those PM research engines are cheap and should give enough power.  There's some on ebay I think for cheap. Looking forward to seeing this project. CuriousSteam http://cgi.ebay.com/Live-Steam-En...faultDomainQ5f0QQsalenotsupported Steve_S It certainly looks like a tug, or a Clyde Puffer. I should think it will look spectacular on the water. (Who remembers Para Handy and The Vital Spark? ) Roly Williams Steve_S wrote: It certainly looks like a tug, or a Clyde Puffer. I should think it will look spectacular on the water. (Who remembers Para Handy and The Vital Spark? ) That's the other one I was trying to think of. I agree. Les A tug or deep sea fishing vessel maybe but I don't think it is a Clyde Puffer. Roly Williams Les wrote: A tug or deep sea fishing vessel maybe but I don't think it is a Clyde Puffer. You're right. I've found a photo of a real one and it's nothing like it: http://newimages.fotopic.net/?iid...ze=1&nostamp=1&quality=70 There's a sort of generic similarity but no more. mogogear The size looks nice and the materials look substantial...That hull should last a long time.....No matter what you build it out to be!! duncandumpertruck It would certainly be a force to be reckoned with on the boating pond that's for sure! I guess about the only thing suitable for propulsion would be a double acting twin really. tinkttt thanks the interesting and enjoyable thing is the friendlyness you guys have,its great to see enjoyment out of other peoples items,and yes my general idea was a tug of some type with a nice mast,or a fishing boat with the gear that raises and lowers into the water,still chiseling away inside atm,yea i should get a pic of her in the water to see how far she sinks in,thanks for all the advice and interest heh        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Steam Launches and Boats Page 1 of 1