JJ is now for sale: www.northweststeamsociety.org/classifieds

I believe Capt Pisani's launch is the best matched engine, boiler, screw and hull I've seen! Well done Cap!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

8 ай бұрын

I completely agree. I'm sure his family, and whomever ends up with JJ, will appreciate your sentiments.

A great pleausure for ears and eyes!

It amazes me how all of these steam launchs have a sound like a low speed diesel except the hiss of the steam, I expect them to have some exotic unique sound

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

They sound even quieter when all the bearings are perfectly adjusted

@beboboymann3823

Жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE No no don’t do anything to quiet her down…….she is strutting her stuff.

@rudycarlson8245

4 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE how much did this boat sell for?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 ай бұрын

@@rudycarlson8245 it is still available for $55,000. About half of what it cost to build.

@rudycarlson8245

4 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE it’s a beautiful boat what is the boiler fired by?

It reminds me of the boat in the Humphrey Bogart movie African Queen

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 ай бұрын

Get comments about 'African Queen's nearly every time we go out 🤓

I love how deep she run and pushes threw! Her wake perfect I myself enjoyed the run.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

10 ай бұрын

She is incredibly powerful, and the hull is very seaworthy.

Удивительно приятны звуки этого парового двигателя!👍 - Я специально надел большие наушники, это фантастический звук!🤗

That OG smiling away, living the dream.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Haha he's thrilled with the ride he built.

those K engines are the best. Had one with the boiler many years ago. Abandoned by the Navy with so many motor and a few steam launches. My Pop ran a K Boat in the 30s when he was, Navy, stationed at the radio towers at Anapolis.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

6 ай бұрын

They are powerful, and well designed engines. What happened to the one you had? By 'the boiler's I'm assuming you mean a Ward watertube boiler? That's great your dad had the opportunity to run them. Did her have many stories about them?

Makes me smile. Reminds me of the sound of the African Queen.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

I'm happy you enjoy it. She sure sounds like it doesn't she?

@wbsims2996

4 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE yes, what a craft.

That thing is fast . Well matched prop and engine.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

She is also much faster than was was shown... I hope to get some full throttle footage in the next year.

@michaeltrilck5680

Жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Realy? 🤔 What a Steam Rocket!!!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

Жыл бұрын

@@michaeltrilck5680 yes indeed! The k was rated at about 300 RPM I believe. This was just loafing along in the video...

@michaeltrilck5680

Жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Hey Wesley! Thanks for your VERY FAST answer! Your little Streamer is wonderful! The ship's hull is perfect ... Fast like a dolphin..😉 😎 👍 👍👍Sorry for my bad English! Greatings from Germany! ( I'm at work, nightshift) 😉 Have a nice day and everytime a handbreadth water under the keel! 😎

@therandomytchannel4318

Жыл бұрын

How fast would it go if it was fitted with a little steam turbine 🙂

Damn that thing is fast

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

5 ай бұрын

She really scoots for sure, especially when opened up (Which wasn't in the video 🤓)

Your vessel is beyond words. Thank you.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

8 ай бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!

Sorry to hear "the late". Hope he had substantial time to enjoy this beauty!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

Жыл бұрын

He had some good times, but it's never enough of course.

What a gorgeous and unique boat, a real head turner.

She’s beautiful! I’m into old railroad steam locomotives but I love steam propulsion in general.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

I'm a marine steam guy because you can sit right there with the engine. I love anything steam though as well

I love these boats have a painting of the statue of liberty after finished building and the people celebrating on their boats, it really just furthered my interest in em

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

You feel transported back in time every time you get aboard one.

I took a steamboat ride on Caddo lake near Jefferson TEXAS . Love the sound of that engine

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

It's like they're living, breathing beings.

@paulgrimm

2 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE yes

Enjoying this tremendously.

One of my favorite things about this boat is the fact that it's not idiot certified.

She's a beauty there mate

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@bobhuffaker5367

3 жыл бұрын

But what fuels this beauty. Bob Huffaker

What a great looking boat. Nicely done!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll pass it on to Lou

Wonderful machine!

Very interesting. A beautiful old steamboat. Thanks!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words

A beautiful boat and engine. I love the sound of the engine as its is running.

So many questions, fuel, how lubricant to ALL THOSE BEARINGS, WONDERFUL THINGS 😍

Beautiful boat. I love listening to the sound of the engine.

Wow now how cool is that!!

i kinda want something like this

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

There are Steamboats/ steam launches currently for sale and supplies to make one available as well

Beautiful!

great work

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful craft! :)

That’s real nice!

Palm Trees in Washington State. how interesting. beautiful boat and outfit. thanks for share.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

Lol it was filmed in the California Delta. Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed watching.

And there it is, the most awesome video i have seen today

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

Жыл бұрын

Haha! I'm glad you enjoyed it! She's a really fun boat!

That little thing is really moving. Looks like it can go faster too.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, she definitely has A LOT more in her. That engine is designed to turn up to about 300rpm.

Preciosa restauración. Felicidades.

This is amazing.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

Very happy you like it

Техника постапокалипсиса)) это наше будушее)))

Very fast, almost hull speed!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

She is quite fast indeed. Those shots were at about 1/4 throttle. She can very easily surpass hull speed and push a mountain of a wake while doing it. She'd make a fun boat to surf behind.

I love it!

Magnifique!

Cool boat

Very nice job l love

What a jewel! It only it had a classic wooden steering wheel.

That's what I call a beautiful boat and the engine is fantastic!!! BTW is Pisani of Maltese descendants as here in Malta it is a very common surname!!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I will pass on your kind words. I am not sure... I will have to ask Lou what his heritage is.

wow a nice plant!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

It certainly is, isn't it? I'll be sure to pass on your kind words to the owner.

Great!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow I thought my Stuart #1 and #5 were big steam engines. Cool boiler,

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

She's just a smidge bigger Thanks!

Super

Cool...👍👍

I like that name.

Cool kind of looks like the Africa Queen.

Brilliant job! Lovely installation . Was the boiler sized to match the max steel requirement of the engine? It seems a lot bigger than needed. I expect the boat would love to tow something heavy. I have a small diesel powered launch that just runs great when towing something. Cheers Warren

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Yes they did a wonderful job indeed! The boiler was purpose built to fit the engine and hull. It has more than adequate hearing surface with much reserve to spare. She truly has more grunt than most launches and would do a wonderful job towing.

Just need to paint "African Queen" on the side.

Simpyl amazing

Nice job however they are Stephenson Reversing Links, the main wearing area is the LP Eccentric Straps beacuase of weight of the LP Slde Valve which should have shims under the "Wings" that can be removed to take up the wear.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

Жыл бұрын

In my experience it's actually the die block bearing or slippers that end up being subject to the most wear due to their high loading for such small bearing surfaces. The up and down motion, very little ability to maintain a hydraulic wedge of oil are Usually where the 'clack' comes from. This particular design of the die blocks in this Stephenson link was particularly prone to the quick wear, with little to no room for adjustment other than replacing parts

I love your videos, just working my way through them! What's that lovely hooter I hear at 10:20, I've heard it before on another UK video?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm really glad you are enjoying my videos. I'm not sure where Lou bought his steam siren from. I know there are some new manufacturers of them and they're becoming more common on steam launches both here in the USA, as well as overseas.

@GardenRailway

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I've watched all the building "Persistance" videos. You have a lovely family! Keep up the good work

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

@@GardenRailway I appreciate your kind words. I'll hopefully be posting a nearly three-year update video here soon.

I'd love some detail of the boiler, fuel, condenser etc !

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

Boiler is a 100sq ft B&W style watertube with two steam atomizing burners burning diesel. Condenser is a keel condenser sized for the engine.

Are there more new old engines like that laying around? Where did you find it?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

On very rare occasion new old engines still pop up. Most you find are used, though they don't wear out as easily as a internal combustion engine. There are a few sources for used and antique engines online. Here are some links. I also included a link for an online steamboat discussion forum. discoverlivesteam.com/discoverforsale/marine.html www.northweststeamsociety.org/classifieds prestonservices.co.uk/category/steam-engines/steam-boats/ thesteamboatingforum.net/forum/

Wow hepi clean

some reason it makes me think of disney world the design is so smooth and old time looking, i guess thats why

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

Walt disney loved steam engines and locomotives. He commissioned a number of them to be built for his parks. He even had small steamboats commissioned but they turned out a bit different than anticipated and they were canceled.

cool

Very elegant boat. How much HP does the engine deliver?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think the Navy K engines were rated at 25hp

Could you do a detail video about the boiler

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

I will try to if I get a chance to go out on her again. It's B&W style watertube boiler using diesel for fuel in two steam atomizing burners.

@simonsiron887

3 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE thanks for the help

I wanted that

What kind of boiler have you got?

Great! A bit like the Hemi in a pony car...

Хороший ход!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

Большое спасибо

Beautiful boat. What does she burn?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! She burns wood, really really old vegetable oil, or diesel.

That lever being yanked around the 1:00 mark, what does that do? I know the valve there probably feeds steam into the pistons, but I'd love to see and explanation of how compound steam engines like these worked

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 ай бұрын

That lever is the reversing lever. Often called a 'Johnson Bar' on American steam locomotives. In this case with Stephenson link valve gear it switches which eccentric (offset circles, effefctively camshaft lobes) on the crankshaft are affecting the valve events. In this valve gear there are two eccentrics per cylinder. One for ahead, and one for reverse. Whichever one that has its eccentric rod (effectively a pushrod) directly under the valve is the one that affects the valve movements. Compound engines like this one use the high pressure steam from the boiler in the smaller 'High Pressure' cylinder first. As the steam pushes the piston down it expands and is then at a lower pressure when it is exhausted into the receiver for the Low Pressure cylinder. The Low Pressure cylinder is a larger diameter for the purpose of trying to extract the same amount of power out of the now lower pressure steam by way of having more surface area (100psi on a 10sqin piston area, vs 10psi on a 100sqin piston area). The low pressure cylinder then exhausts into the condenser. This enacts a vacuum on whichever side of the low pressure piston is exposed to the exhaust at that time. That additional 'pull' from the vacuum of the exhaust side will provide additional power. The whole purpose of multiple progressively larger cylinders, and the vacuum on the exhaust, is to extract every available bit of power possible from the steam available. I hope that explanation helps. I hope that helps!

@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789

4 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE That was an absolutely brilliant explanation of both concepts, thank you so much! I have discovered an interest in steam piston engines, only having rudimentary knowledge of diesel engines, maritime and automotive, and zero knowledge of steam engines beyond steam turbines used in civilian nuclear power, it is all tasty green grass for me!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 ай бұрын

@@homeopathicfossil-fuels4789 I'm happy to help. There are lots of resources for info and even your own steam engines if you so desire.

I have a quastion. Where are you buy steam machin?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

There are a number of sources throughout the world. Here are a few; www.northweststeamsociety.org/ www.discoverlivesteam.com/discoverforsale/non-railroad.html steamboatassociation.se/ steamboatassociation.co.uk/ prestonservices.co.uk/ www.stationroadsteam.com/ www.steamworkshop.co.uk/ www.steamtractionworld.com/ www.steamboat.com.au/ Good luck!

Very fast!

What price range would this sort of boat be in? It's magnificent and fast too!

@BillyBoze

3 жыл бұрын

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

The engine seems to take a lot of room. How much bigger a hull could this engine efficiently support?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

The US Navy put these engines in launches of about 30' in length. That being said, if a hull was light enough and fair enough I would think it conceivable to put in something up to 40' long.

@mosapedoterrorist7529

3 жыл бұрын

It's power to weight ratio these old engines are not as powerful as you might think,well compared to modern combustion engines

@SteamCrane

Жыл бұрын

@@mosapedoterrorist7529 Steam has actual power, gas/diesel has inflated power. The Navy would have downrated the engine as 25 Hp, it probably put out a good bit more.

where was this filmed? seems like a lovely plase to set sail with any kind of boat

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

It was filmed in the California Delta, on one of the sloughs near Isleton, CA. There is nearly 1,000 miles of navigable waterway in the California Delta. One could steam from Sacramento, out to the Pacific, and off to Australia if they had the fuel and fortitude.

@ZhatFatScav

4 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE oooh that's lovely, I'm saving up to hopefully immigrate to the US, wouldn't mind building my own steamer to sail the waterways

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZhatFatScav I wish you luck and safe travel. There are many reasonably priced steamboats available here that would help you get your feet wet while building your own. Where are you immigrating from?

Can triple expansion steam engine still be built if wanted

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. There are kits available from Elliot Bay Steamboat Company and some people make their own designs.

Cracker of a boat I live in Bute Rothesay Argyll Scotland a common boat you'll see is the Waverley a large steam paddle ship

Where do you get all the water from?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

Жыл бұрын

The water is just municipal water carried onboard in tanks. The whole system condenses the exhaust steam and recycles the water, so there is no need to pull water from the river (or lake, etc.).

😉👍😊

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

6 ай бұрын

🤓🤗

I know it's a difficult question to answer but approx how long would a cord of wood run it

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

Жыл бұрын

That is quite a difficult one to answer... If one is going hull speed or slower the fuel would last exceptionally longer than if one was pushing it even a knot/mph over the hull speed. I am pulling a figure out of the air here, but would say one could comfortably go 200 miles on a cord of good hardwood, or even softwood, in this boat... If I'm wrong and it ran out, one could always pull up to the riverbank and get some more. If I'm wrong and there's too much, then there's many more fun days of steaming ahead.

👍красота.

how can I get this boat

😉😉😉👍👍👍

I just want to know where he found a new-in-box engine.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

7 ай бұрын

Exceedingly rare, and even rarer today. They are still out there to be found. Someone probably bought it a military surplus with the intent to do something with it and never did. Lou had it for at least 20 years before he did anything with it.

Quote: this engine being VERY large for this boat has a lot of power to give). I was going to make the same observation OVER POWERED...lol

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah that engine is about double the horsepower that would normally be in a launch that size. She's a really fast boat. Extremely well put together.

@skeets6060

4 жыл бұрын

Kinda like Shelby putting a 427 in a cobra huh

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

@@skeets6060 exactly haha Raceboat!

@Chris-fo8wp

4 жыл бұрын

No such thing as too much power :)

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

@@Chris-fo8wp you are 100% correct!

Очень позитивное занятие.

@user-fz4pp1nx6u

4 жыл бұрын

Ага. Надо на аэросани такое приколхозить...

@user-vy7xi5pj6b

4 жыл бұрын

Владимир Владимир Дефиле не то будет, на кораблике круче.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

большое спасибо

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

Паровой снегоход был бы восхитителен!

how on earth fast is this boat?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

I believe she can get up to 10mph maybe more... with a mountain of a bow wave.

Where can i buy

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

There are a few sources for used and antique engines online. Here are some links. I also included a link for an online steamboat discussion forum. discoverlivesteam.com/discoverforsale/marine.html www.northweststeamsociety.org/classifieds prestonservices.co.uk/category/steam-engines/steam-boats/ thesteamboatingforum.net/forum/

Is that a Vertical Triple Expansion engine? I ask as I’m fairly new to naval steam engines.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the steam world. It's a vertical compound with a piston valve on the high pressure cylinder.

@michaelgarofalo6231

4 жыл бұрын

Wesley Harcourt ah! Thank you, some more reading for me tonight! :D

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelgarofalo6231 you're very welcome! Definitely lots to read out there! thesteamboatingforum.net/forum/ www.northweststeamsociety.org/ steamboatassociation.co.uk/ prestonservices.co.uk

Was expecting chugga chugga

What Boiler fuel for the Lady?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

8 ай бұрын

Diesel

@donquihote6023

8 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Thank You. That was my guess. Beautiful works, lovely Lady.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

8 ай бұрын

​@@donquihote6023thank you! I believe she can run a mix of diesel and oil also.

@donquihote6023

8 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Nice. These days multifuel may end up very important. Keep her Hot and Gleaming. Cheers.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

8 ай бұрын

@@donquihote6023 completely agree. Never know where you might have to source your fuel from next.

Okay, WA registered and trying to figure out where it is and I see palm trees...

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

California Delta steamboat meet at the b&w resort marina in Isleton, California. Annual meet is coming up September 23-26th 2021

Tu nave es muy linda cuanto esta el pasaje para navegar en ella

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

¡Gracias! Los viajes son gratis si encontraste el camino hacia el barco.

yoo they named a boat after KSI

What kind of boat is this

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

8 ай бұрын

It's a steamboat, hull is a fiberglass copy of a 26' US Coast Guard surf boat. Built by Mosquito Enterprises of Everett, Washington, USA

@austinward1543

8 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE is it still available

@austinward1543

8 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE is it wood fired

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

8 ай бұрын

@@austinward1543 it's generally oil fired, but can run wood

@austinward1543

8 ай бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE nice

It's ready to run some rum out of Cuba.

“I can fix that”

Have the game wardens asked for rides?

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

4 жыл бұрын

Not yet. There are plenty of steamboaters that would be happy to give them a ride if asked.

its quite fast actually

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

3 жыл бұрын

She's quite a bit faster than that even. That's only about 1/4 throttle

@daanbos5918

2 жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE that’s incredible

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE

2 жыл бұрын

@@daanbos5918 yes she has a lot of power for her size!