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Hey Guys, I wanted to share this flyaround video of my latest project. I had rotator cuff surgery December 10th and that has had me out of work and fairly useless around the house. I may get to go back to work in a week or two. During this time I decided to learn how to use Fusion 360. I...

Thanks guys !!!! As far as sinking goes there isn't anything in the boat to help keep it a float. If it gets swamped it's gonna go down. I only plan on running it on ideal days. We aren't going to see how it does in rough seas so it should never get close to dropping under the surface. With that...

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Thanks everyone! It did look good out there. It wasn't too peaceful in my head but it did accomplish what the original goal was , to carry it with one arm and just plop it in the pond. I guess the biggest letdown was thinking I had it all perfect and sure enough I was wrong. Oh well I still...

The maiden voyage is over ! I took it out to the little city pond last night and set her loose. The boat worked and did putt around a little bit but it was a very short outing. The water level was in the pond was very low and that made it so I had to cross 6 feet of mud to get to the water's...

That's a good point this is a slow paced type of boat isn't it. If it will move at 10-20psi in the pond then that's all the better. Bench runs showed me that it runs smoother at low pressure and it's because of the water pump. When it has to overcome the higher boiler pressure it makes the...

I am going to eventually change something but not sure what at the moment. The valve works fine as it is until the pressure gets around 30psi. At that point it gets enough push from the steam to lift off the seat. The easy solution would seem to be just hog down on the nut or make a stronger...

Thanks guys ! I just about have it wrapped up, just a small item but it has been bugging me since I built the control valve for the engine. It needed a better looking nut on the center post that holds tension on the valve I am waiting on the engravings for the name plates that the local trophy...

That is a beautiful engine you have built ! Congratulations !! Thanks for taking the time to take pictures and document your work. It's a great help to me to see how other guys carve away at metal and make wonderful machines. Could you do one more thing and show us a video of it all done...

Ok, I put out an ad for someone brave enough to take an unproven boat out to sea, I mean pond, and put it through its paces. This is who showed up. He said he came from an old closet clothes poll and wanted to get his own boat. He isn't a looker but what do you expect for my first carving ! Pete

You did a nice job on the install of those scales. I just recently installed the yuriy's toys Bluetooth adapter for my scales and I really like it. The functions like the bolt hole circle work great ! Pete

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I have a way to fill the boiler now. I did a bit of looking around for ways to fill the boiler manually and came across the Goodall valve. I wanted a positive lock on the filling tube that didn't require me to hold pressure on the tube while filling the boiler. That would work fine on something...

Fuel tube with a cotton winding around it would be the best of both I think. Good insulation and good looks. I haven't done it to see the results in real life but it looks good in my head. Pete

It's two layers of100% cotton yarn from Walmart. I don't know how much it helps hold the heat in the pipe but it's worth it just to save my skin when I bump a pipe. From what I have been told if the yarn gets wet it acts as a heat sink instead of an insulator. I have heard of guys soaking it...

Thanks! Looks like the soup can testing with the foam mockup was right, it sits about where I hoped it would. It's surprising what water will lift, that little boat is 11lbs and it seems to heavy for its size. Pete

Thanks guys ! It was really fun to see it in water even if it's just in the tub. It looks better than I expected it would !! Yep novice doesn't fit anymore but someone just winging it as I go still applies. This site and all who post information on it made this possible. When I don't know how...

Your right I could resist any longer ! It's time for a float test ! Looks like it sits in the water about where it needs to be. I may take some lead out to adjust for the weight gain from all the epoxy and paint but for now it seems fine. The pictures show that a bit more touch up needs to...

Looks like I am done painting! I had one screwup that set me back a little. I painted the hull and I wanted to expose the wood around the top edge of the deck and coat it with zpoxy to tie the wood of the inside to the outside. Well I didn't pay attention to the zpoxy while it cured and it...