I cannot wait till you issue the hardbound and illustrated build book with all of your wonderful solution's

It will be the best read I will have had in a while....a real nailbiter and Best seller !!

Full steam ahead Geoff- I have some compressed Kaowool ( ceramic fiber) sheets if that would be of interest- about 1/8" thick- 6"x 6" and will handle up to 2,400 degrees F...Let me know happy to send you some

Sorry Greg I couldn't stand the fame or the fortune, if the book became a best seller.
The Kaowool would be nice ( my daughter came back from Vancouver Monday last could have saved the postage) Never mind thanks for the offer. Geoff

Front plate fitted (temp). Sight glass fittings lined up with metal rod. ( Glass on bench ) The other pipe is the fill pipe, to connected to external hand pump. I have put paper to show were the lagging will be. Geoff 

It is like having a smoke box on top of your grill !!! I like it--Hurry up and pose it in the hull so I can better understand how this rascal is going to sit

I don't like to be branded a poser, but here we go Greg. My excuse I needed to mark the position of the chimney. Which I did by poking a very long (24") artist brush with paint down the models funnel. This will fit on the door, both door and chimney only placed in position in photo. Checkout the low center of gravity. Geoff

Posing now done- and appreciated !!

Geoff you really have to be pleased with that low CoG!!

Thanks for indulging me

pose away.     everything looks good in position. 

Thanks for the comments fellas. But I think I am the only one posting today. Top bolted to bottom plate 8BA taped. Fixed the chimney to the door. Stainless tube from a solar garden light, my was it hard. That's why only 3 rivets. Strips of soldering mat stuck to under side of door. Lining cut, just placed in manifold, not fixed must paint with Bar-B-Q  paint first. Geoff

Hi PD's....... ....couldn't quite understand the calculation in PICR0015.jpg

5NTH 3/Z x 50
and 5/16 x 32 ..................

Derek 

Very nice to hear from you Derek.  I know you like complicated formulae.  But I have to disappoint you, it is just a reminder of the threads in the boiler bushes. The letters being the positions, followed by 3/8+40  & 5/16+32. If I ever do adding up  I always put £ sign in front then I always get the answer right. Geoff

Having looked back at this thread It has made me realise how time flies by. Having stated the original boiler in July 2009. Duke started December 2009 & completed July 2011 since then I have been messing around sorting the bugs, and building a new boiler. But I must confess I enjoy the constrution better than the sailing. I will be at Exeter meet on 17th see you then OLD MAN. GEoff

Quote from: R.G.Y. on June 10, 2012, 01:17:13 AM
Having looked back at this thread It has made me realise how time flies by. Having stated the original boiler in July 2009. Duke started December 2009 & completed July 2011 since then I have been messing around sorting the bugs, and building a new boiler. But I must confess I enjoy the constrution better than the sailing. I will be at Exeter meet on 17th see you then OLD MAN. GEoff

Geoff,
The ''i enjoy building rather than sailing'' statement really gets me .. and i have heard it often... that much self punishment for no joy ... really?
I admire your effort but if as you say you will be at paddler day i will enjoy seeing her on the water ... that said .. i ain't putting myself through that to produce a steam driven boat ... are we even equal... in our thinking ? Are you a masochist .... lol ?
Regards,
Kim

I don't think I am a masochist, not where sex is concerned anyway. I am in my warm workshop, others are out sailing. With the weather we are having, (60mph wind, 3in rain in 24hr) who are the masochist. Joking apart, we are at different stages in our lives you and I. 35 years different a life time. When you retire you must keep active body and mined, or you will soon vegetate. I enjoyed my working life solving problems and producing an end result. So this hobby is fine for me. I have three sailing models one operational steam driven paddler and working on the Duke and a Minnie traction engine No hurry that is why its taking so long, I have to get it right. I started making rubber band powered paper & balsa planes with help from my dad at 7. Then moved on to diesel control line models. Next slot cars this was before Scalelctric, made our own track and cars. at the age of17 drink time I designed and help build carnival flouts for 6 years. (look on Bridgwater carnival web site you will be amazed.) Married I moved on to radio controlled air craft 27meg ( not good with CB all the rage) So full size and a pilots licence the ovious next step. From there I started Stock car racing (BRISCA Formula 2) designing and building my own (winning) cars. At this tiime I did a coastal skippers ticket having a 40ft Princess power boat. So you see I can't break the habit of a life time.  I have been retired 16 years and fill my time bowling, mechanic to my son when he is motorcycle racing. This includes making bits for him and his mates on my lathe. At the bottom of the list is model boating.  Geoff

Hi Geoff look forward to seeing you on sunday. Please egineer some good weather before we all blow a valve

                               okld man

  Most viewers won't know what a BSISCA f2 is so here is mine. Up to 30 cars let lose on a oval track of about 1/4 mile length, the fastest at the back. Much bumper work is called for to get to the front. Note the marks on the fence. Geoff