Fully operational steam-engine powering a scale-model RC boat.

July 22, 2007. Mira, Portugal.

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12 Responses

1. sfenodonte Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Fantastico lavoro
   Fantastico lavoro

2. daswurger Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Hi,just saw the …
   Hi,just saw the video and you and the other guy comment…I have plans for this kind of engine if you want just ask.thanks

3. daswurger Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Hi, Still want …
   Hi, Still want plans for a steam engine? guess I have one or two models,if you want I send to you.Thanks

4. gavinator72 Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   I LOVE STEAM
   I LOVE STEAM

5. tangofizz77 Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Whats the song?
   Whats the song?

6. evilamish Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Where could I get a …
   Where could I get a boiler or the plans for it

7. technoman43 Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   thats way cool
   thats way cool

8. LuisCSAmaral Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   I know almost …
   I know almost nothing about the construction because the boat was built by and belongs to a friend.
   It was built entirely by that person but probably he followed some model taken from an old magazine. Then again, he has the skill to design from scratch…
   I know that he has built at least one more copy of this engine and he also has a v shape two cylinder engine.

9. dhutch2000 Says:
   December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

   Looks excellent.
   …
   Looks excellent.
   - Do you have any information on the engine, if it was scratch built for the boat as a one off, or based on a production model engine?
   - Also i presume if the plant was set up to condense it has some form of boiler feedpump, is that self regulating somehow?

   We have a full size (58*7ft) steam narrowboat and i have always considered making a scale model of it with working/simplified steam plant.

10. mateweb Says:
    December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    magnifica …
    magnifica construcao ,parabens ,,!!

11. LuisCSAmaral Says:
    December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    Yes. It uses ” …
    Yes. It uses “camping gas” to heat the boiler and it also includes two steam condensers that are not being used because the steam gets mixed with the oil in the engine and, according to the person who built it, that is not good for the boiler.
    Just in case you are wondering, the boat is not mine. It belongs to a friend who is crazy about RC model boats and planes. He is also building a submarine.

12. danidj2k Says:
    December 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    awesome machine, …
    awesome machine, does it woek on steam ?

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