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Wanted | Pot burner | 18th July 2024 |
I am thinking of converting my coal fired boat Fionnuala to oil firing. Does anybody have a suitable kerosene pot burner for sale please (and some advice on fitting it to my Twin-drum Water Tube boiler (Designed by the SBA)). The engine is a Vee twin. 1 7/8" + 1 7/8" X 2" (Design: No. 8 by: Ray Hasbrouck). Dick Penny. Contact details in the Membership Directory Email: dick dot penny5 at gmail dot com |
Wanted | 1/2" Hand Pump | 18th July 2024 |
I am seeking a small hand pump to prime the mono-tube boiler that I am building. Alternatively a dimensioned sketch for fabricating one would be useful. Pete Cuthbert Contact detail in the Membership Directory Email: p dot f dot cuthbert at btinternet dot com Boiler build details at: https://mono-tube.org.uk/ |
For Sale | Taylor Twin to Finish | 24th April 2024 |
Taylor Twin 2 ¼ x 2 ¼ engine, called a "Taylor TJ" by Cyril Taylor. Well over the halfway point and might suit someone wanting a smaller project or a first engine build. Funnel No.164 Page 39 provides a useful time breakdown from John Richardson on his Taylor Twin build. Plenty more photos available and pointers to other Funnel articles. Price: £1,400 Located in Poole so I can offer various rendezvous options if we are too far from you: heading to South Wales monthly'ish; to Hertfordshire every few months; our son drives to Plymouth for work; and this summer driving to Inverness via M6/M74/M80 and so on.... Rob Holden: contact details in the Membership Directory
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For Sale | Single Cylinder canoe/small Launch engine | 3rd April 2024 |
and https://steamboating.de/steamboat/steamboat-lagom.php £1,450 o.n.o. Contact:Willem-Jan Renger Email: 2lostris at zonnet dot nl |
This small single (2”x2”) was designed to be suitable
for a 12-14' compact steam boat or canoe. It was designed by Dutch engineer PH van Popta and is newly built in the Netherlands by the seller. Largely of brass and 416 stainless steel it has Stephenson's link motion reversing gear with a slide valve made of teflon.
This is a new engine, tested with compressed air only.
For Sale
| Twin Cylinder Launch Engine | 29th March 2024 |
Price: £1850 ono David Lee: dave_lee at fastmail dot co dot uk |
3x3x3" hammer frame twin with Stephenson's link motion reversing gear. 
Runs well and a video of it in operation is available if required. Described by owner, David Lee, as 'a bit like a Stuart Double 10 on steroids' (!) the overall dimensions are: height 46cm, width 30cm, length l47cm, the total engine weight being 53 kg. Would suit a 20-25' launch.
For Sale | Compound steam launch engine | 28th November 2023 |
For Sale | Twin Cylinder Engine Parts | 31st July 2023 |
For sale from the estate of the late Pater Darby Patterns – (all same engine) Cylinder –4”x 4” stroke Valve chest Valve chest cover Slide valve Valve rod guide Eccentric strap Castings from above patterns. Cylinders – 2 off (Machined) Piston and rod assembly – 2 off (Machined) Valve chest – 1 off ( Machined) Cylinder cover – 1 off (Machined) Slide valve –1 off Crosshead assembly – 2 off machined ( one assembled with crank and con rod) Crankshaft – 1 off machined (welded and appears straight) Back columns – 2 off machined (assembled)
It is thought that this engine was a joint venture between Pater Darby and David King to replace the oversized engine in Myra. The parts available appear to be well made but are insufficient to build a twin engine, however, with a cut down crankshaft and remodelled bedplate a very nice and robust single 4” x 4” stroke engine could be constructed. A lot of time can be saved using these parts for anyone wishing to build an engine for a 25ft plus boat. Offers around £150 with transport to be discussed. Contact: Duncan Selby Email: dselby at cooksgreen dot co dot uk Tel: 07884 264886 |
For Sale | Twin Cylinder Simple Engine | 24th July 2023 |
Newly built twin cylinder 2" bore 4" stroke simple engine. with flexible coupling and Price: £500 For more information and pictures of the engine please contact Douglas Taylor on 01475 687395
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thrust bearing Fitted with forced lubrication and a wet sump. 
| Steam Outboard - Newcomen's atmospheric principle twin cylinder beam engine | 7th May 2023 |
During the competition, it was supplied with low pressure steam from a launch boiler but a domestic steam wallpaper stripper might produce enough steam to create a vacuum and turn it over. Due to a house move the engine now needs a new home. It is offered FREE of charge to a SBA member who would like to experiment with it.
Contact Mike Robinson (Winslow, Buckinghamshire) Email: m dot j dot robinson321 at gmail dot com Tel: 01296 712454 |
This experimental twin-cylinder atmospheric engine was built for the SBA Steam Outboard Competition in 2014, described in Funnel No 162.
For Sale | 1907-built Marine engine suitable for large launch or steam narrowboat | April 23 2021 |
I have for sale, in excellent condition, an attractive Finnish-built compound condensing marine engine suitable for a large launch by Tehtaat Lehtoniemi & Taipale in 1907, their no 197. Thought to be a rare survivor, the pictures show a substantially-built engine to suit a 30-40’ launch - or maybe a narrow boat - with a number of interesting features. It has a large (LP) crosshead driven air pump, a comprehensive ten-point drip lubrication system all fed from one cylindrical glass-ended reservoir and, to British eyes, an unusual inbuilt ratchet-driven mechanical lubricator at the hp end. The engine is owned by a private museum of technology in Germany. Before that, it belonged to a German company for about 40 years but any earlier history is not known to me Approximate dimensions (located on the euro pallet): weight about 400 kg We are looking for around 15,000 Euros (ca £13k) but this is of course negotiable and there is the possibility of transport from Germany to the UK If you have any questions, please contact Adam Golly (in English or German) Email 24.golly@gmail.com |
Wanted | Boiler Suitable for 16' Boat | Sept/20 |
I have recently purchased my first steam boat project and am looking for a boiler, suitable for coal firing and preferably a VFT (although others considered) to drive a Taylor single engine (2.5" x 2.5" cylinder) in a 16' boat.
Before I dive in and start building a boiler, I thought it just worth asking on here as you never know what people have tucked away! Not entirely sure what I'm after as there is still some freedom in the boat to move things about, but if you've anything that sounds like it may be of use please get in touch to discuss! Email: jameshuntley1994@yahoo.co.uk |
For Sale | Four Cylinder Launch Engine | Aug/20 |
Bob McMillan’s partially built engine designed by Trefor Milns is for sale. He and Trefor were both building them at the same time. We have all the casting patterns, the drawings etc. Bob had intended this engine to power his 'next boat' which was supposed to be about 36' long.
The engine is a 4 cylinder triple expansion and has already had a substantial amount of work done to it. Rough dimensions are L 100cm, W 50cm, H 75cm. All sensible offer will be considered.
Sue Stefanik <suestefanik1@gmail.com> |
