Delta Queen Plans

[kurlander]

I looked it up again and found it at
http://www.riverboatdaves.com/aboutboats/dquee1.html
 "The bow compartment forward of the collision bulkhead contains the operating machinery for the steam-powered capstan on the foredeck above. It also contains a bow thruster and the small Detroit Diesel engine that powers it. The bow thruster is a pair of small propellers in an athwartships tunnel, capable of running in either direction, that helps guide Delta Queen's bow when turning."
So I will drill a hole in the bow and install a bow thruster. As soon as I finish I will post a Photograph of how I did it and prevent water from entering the hull if there is a crack in the glue.

[kurlander]

I forgot to do the photograph but I unscrewed the motor from the thruster and then drilled and fitted the tube so the motor is horizontal. I then cut out a cardboard template of the inside of the hull placing it against the tube and spray painted it to see where the screw holes would be. Made a wood copy of the template and drilled all the holes with longer screws and then placed in the boat and glued it all in. If you ever had to paddle a boat 2 miles looking for a race boat on shore across a lake the you know why I am careful.

[kurlander]

For those who want to know I enclose the Hartman version of the DQ paddle wheel.

[kurlander]

Since finishing the paddle wheel I went back to the plans and found that the cranks are different from each other and they are placed as the enclosed photos show

[Harold H. Duncan]

Hi,
The DQ had cross-compound engines, with different cylinder diameters, and the different dimensions on the drawings imply they also had different strokes.
However the DQ web-site referenced in a previous post states they both had 10 foot strokes.
It would not surprise me that the cross-compound engines also had different strokes. Hence different crank lengths.
The paddle shaft acts as the crank shaft, turning the two engines into one.
If the drawings are to 1:100 scale, then this imply's one stroke was 10'-0" and the other 15'-0".
Further research required me thinks
cheers
kiwi
 

[kurlander]

The Hartman plans are 1/50 scale.
Not in the Hartman plans is the air-conditioning/heating duct that runs along the second deck wall covering the stain glass windows as in picture.
Also while in deep thought I found the right size tube to make my smokestack. The cardboard inside the toilet paper roll is almost perfect. I took three of them, cutting 2 so they fit inside each other and then for strength placed a 2 inch PVC drain pipe inside.