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Seeking advise to power 5 feet sidewheeled paddler

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olynes:
Hello!
I feel very lucky to have found this site.
I am going to scratch build a RC-controlled, live steam scale model of an old Norwegian side wheeled steamboat: http://www.skibladner.no  
I want it to be at least 5 feet long. The paddle wheels need to be fixed to the crank-shaft on the engine.
Have anyone made anything similar?
And if so, what kind of steam engine/plant can I use that is strong enough (and not to heavy) to run the boat when having form 0 to 40 rpm?
I would like to be able to control speed, forward/backward and have a steam whistle. I have seen the Cheddar ABC control.
Can this be connected to an electric boiler feed pump?

Most grateful for any answer!! :D

sandy:
:D  I think I can help you. You will have to become a member of the group but that is not too painful. There are for plans for a stern wheeler and a side wheeler steam engine suitable for large models.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mlprojects2/files/MarineEngines/

Other yahoo groups in that series has other useful stuff worth joining for:-
   beginnerswkshp;    machined_hobbiest;    mlathemods;    mlprojects;    mlprojects2;    mlprojects2a;    mlprojects2b;    mlprojects3;    mlprojects4;
   mwhints;    mwlatheideas;    mwmills;    mwmills2.

Good luck and advise on progress
Sandy
Auckland
New Zealand

olynes:
Hi Sandy,
A most interesting link, I must say.
That steam engin for the side wheeled paddler is exactly wat I need.
I just dont know if I can make it myself.
If someone have one laying idle in a drawer, please let me know.

Regards olynes

sandy:
This might be up your alley....
http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/auction_detail.asp?id=22128782

I have traded with this person in the past and I will trade again.

This is an auction that closes in NZ on Thursday.
The price is in NZ Dollars - less than US dollars...

Good luck
Sandy

derekwarner_decoy:
Olyes - I penned a response to this last Saturday & submitted it but it must have gone to the land of lost electrons

Fromemory the response was "I am familar with the Cheddar site & their model engines & their ABC system is truely state of the art, however boiler feed pumps must be capable of exceeding the presure in the boiler - most BFP's whether in real life or model are piston pumps & gear driven off the main engine crank shaft so everything is relative ie., steam consumed is relative to the make up water provided

Eddie - the way messages self attach to the previous posting is great, however could you consider seeing the latest posting first in the forum section - I realise when we respond to the original posting we see a sorting reversal etc? - this would save the time scrolling down etc - so before I submit this I will Preview it & then hit the Submit icon & see what happens - Derek

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