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Steam launches: March 2006
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News and pictures about steamboat. Tuesday, March 28, 2006. I finally tested my small boiler, Bruno and Patrice gave me a hand. We test it till 10 bars, some small leak on the valves and the fittings but it is ok, the pressure gauge is graduated up to 60 psi, and the safety valve starts in this range. After the tests, I dismounted valves and fittings and the level to clean them all, while dismounting one of the tap of the water level I break in two parts! It had already been resoldered! New pictures of E...
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Steam launches: April 2005
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News and pictures about steamboat. Thursday, April 28, 2005. Luxury with Scylla of Messina. Posted by Midship at 7:17 pm. Posted by Midship at 7:14 pm. Posted by Midship at 7:11 pm. Posted by Midship at 7:09 pm. Keltia, Jean-Jacques' hull. Posted by Midship at 7:05 pm. Melusine on the river RANCE. Posted by Midship at 6:44 pm. Wednesday, April 27, 2005. Posted by Midship at 6:43 pm. VERSAILLES, Yvelines, France. Bricoleur, motard au quotidien, passionné de Bretagne, de mer, et de bateaux.
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Steam technical: May 2005
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Technical aspects of the engineering of a steam launch. The base of my Swan. Posted by Midship at 8:01 pm. The Stuart 6A of Oxbird. This machine is a compound type, i.e. that the steam passes initially in a first cylinder, smallest, then carries out a second relaxation in the second cylinder, of a larger volume (in direct connection with the pressure of admission), this type of engine is more economic in steam consumption than a traditional twin-cylinder, in which is used only once by cylinder. All the r...
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Steam launches: February 2006
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News and pictures about steamboat. Friday, February 10, 2006. Georges and the machine, a triple, that I have found on Ebay, we are very impatient to make it turn! Posted by Midship at 9:23 pm. VERSAILLES, Yvelines, France. Bricoleur, motard au quotidien, passionné de Bretagne, de mer, et de bateaux. View my complete profile. Steam launches (in french). Steam technical (in french). Steam projects (in french). Abv (French steamboat association). North American Steam Boat Association. Last news, April 8 th.
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Steam launches: June 2005
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News and pictures about steamboat. Tuesday, June 28, 2005. Nice machines found on the web. It look like a Swan! Posted by Midship at 4:32 pm. Monday, June 27, 2005. It is about an apparatus which is used to measure the power of the steam engines, how? Here is the question! If one among you knows how it I works please let me know! In any event, I find that it is really a beautiful object! Posted by Midship at 3:32 pm. Tuesday, June 14, 2005. Keltia in the workshop. Posted by Midship at 4:27 pm. Posted by ...
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Steam technical: March 2006
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Technical aspects of the engineering of a steam launch. Posted by Midship at 1:48 pm. VERSAILLES, Yvelines, France. Bricoleur, motard au quotidien, passionné de Bretagne, de mer, et de bateaux. View my complete profile. Vapeur (Steam technical in french). Steam Projects (in french). Creation of the blog. The base of my Swan. The Stuart 6A of Oxbird. The boiler and the machine of Mélusine. Oiler for a Swan. Three pumps on the same Swan.
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Steam projects: January 2006
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Steam launches projects (Mainly in France). Saturday, January 14, 2006. Trip in Chatou (3 mars). This afternoon smal visit in the workshop of Suzanne,. The mockup of the boiler has been installed, that give a good idea of the room available onboard. Since my last visit, the deck has receveid its first coat of paint. Some test has been realised for the helm, wonderful sculture work, finally the simpliest has been choosen. And just for Patrice, pictures of the oilers for the head of cylinders. Grating and ...
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Steam projects: July 2005
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Steam launches projects (Mainly in France). Monday, July 18, 2005. Ondine, Eric's launch. A message and some picture sent by Eric:. After some harassing days of work (highly the end of the holidays! I tried to think of all before the setting with water, but I awake suddenly in the middle of the night in sweat, while trying to imagine what will not go (and the possibilities are legion! I find that this female first name suits him to charm! And especially on its setting with water (with pictures, of course).
